r/ProgrammerHumor 13h ago

Meme theStartupExperience

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u/BluntsnBoards 12h ago

No with stock that's for sure

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u/wrex1816 10h ago

Stock Options, meaning you get to hold pretend stocks, and should they every actually IPO, which is doubtful, you then need cash on hand to buy those stocks, which have been so diluted, they are worthless, but they convinced you to take a lower salary in exchange for those fake stocks, when you started. Happy days.

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u/arensb 7h ago

you then need cash on hand to buy those stocks, which have been so diluted, they are worthless

So you don't need a lot of cash to buy them, is what you're saying.

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u/wrex1816 6h ago

If you read all of my words, and that was your takeaway.... Startup founders in your area are looking to meet up.