Comments on: California Dreamin’ — Incentive Stock Options and the Silicon Valley Workerbee http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/ Attempts at a Sustainable Lifestyle... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:47:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival #18 | Moolanomy http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival #18 | Moolanomy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:00:54 +0000 http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/#comment-683 [...] California Dreamin’ — Incentive Stock Options and the Silicon Valley Workerbee @ The Baglady — Here is a smack of reality for low ranking people working for private companies…the rich get richer…go figure. [...] [...] California Dreamin’ — Incentive Stock Options and the Silicon Valley Workerbee @ The Baglady — Here is a smack of reality for low ranking people working for private companies…the rich get richer…go figure. [...]

]]> By: kaisen http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/comment-page-1/#comment-548 kaisen Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:01:31 +0000 http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/#comment-548 even at the early stages of a company, everytime your company goes through another round of funding, your shares dilute some more. the only true worth is if you're a founder. even at the early stages of a company, everytime your company goes through another round of funding, your shares dilute some more. the only true worth is if you’re a founder.

]]> By: Aruni http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Aruni Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:02:16 +0000 http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/#comment-542 Nice post! High tech start-ups are risky endeavors. I would be more interested in a nice acquisition than going IPO for a variety of reasons. You have to enjoy what you are doing and work with people you like so even if you don't make a ton of money, you shouldn't feel like you've wasted your time/life. Nice post! High tech start-ups are risky endeavors. I would be more interested in a nice acquisition than going IPO for a variety of reasons. You have to enjoy what you are doing and work with people you like so even if you don’t make a ton of money, you shouldn’t feel like you’ve wasted your time/life.

]]> By: qmc http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/comment-page-1/#comment-535 qmc Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:49:27 +0000 http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/#comment-535 Don't forget dilution (company issues 1 billion more shares, making your (10000/2 billion)th share "worth" half as much. Or don't forget that even if you own the shares, they can be cancelled (see SGI -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Graphics#Re-emergence last paragraph) Don’t forget dilution (company issues 1 billion more shares, making your (10000/2 billion)th share “worth” half as much.

Or don’t forget that even if you own the shares, they can be cancelled (see SGI — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Graphics#Re-emergence last paragraph)

]]> By: admin http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/comment-page-1/#comment-520 admin Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:57:43 +0000 http://baglady.dreamhosters.com/2007/11/16/california-dreamin-incentive-stock-options-and-the-silicon-valley-workerbee/#comment-520 yohoho Mike, I fixed it. Apparently it's a dumb wordpress feature to cut off full text feeds when there is a more tag. yohoho Mike, I fixed it. Apparently it’s a dumb wordpress feature to cut off full text feeds when there is a more tag.

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