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		whiplash451 on June 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Silicon Valley's best kept secret: Founder liquidi... Working for an early stage startup with no stock options carries its own risk. You want insurance against the case in which it actually rockets to billions in valuation (even if extremely unlikely)

surfingdino on June 13, 2024 [–]

The best insurance is to get paid market rate and not work for them.

whiplash451 on June 13, 2024 | [–]

I like your train of thoughts.

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