Una - this video is so perfect for helping people understand their equity. I made a video this week to help people consider equity in context of an offer and I shouted out and linked this one. Anyone who is new to startups needs to watch this one!
Great video! Just one clarification... If you decide to leave the company before an IPO or sale, you can exercise your options (buy your shares), as mentioned. The cost to exercise equals your strike price multiplied by the number of shares you buy. The current value of the pre-IPO company shares has no bearing on the cost to exercise your options. Taxes (either short term or long term) would be incurred only when you sell the shares you purchased.
I join a company and I get 10, 000 options for $1 a share. Company is valued $1b at the time. After a funding round the valuation is now $10b - are the options now worth 10x more I.e $10 a share? Or is it more complicated than this
Thank you for the video. I just got into my first full time job and I have been wondering what stock options were. I thought they were like equity but nah 😅
When the stock splits they don’t necessarily increase the number of your options, likely your number of stock options stays the same and the value goes down
Wow, just realized a sick loophole. If you offer employees options, pay them below market, you can burn them out right until they could buy and then fire them beforehand. Or just wait until they could buy but since they are being paid below market they won't be able to actually afford it because they've been skimping to live off less than market salary.
if stock is $2 and you put 100k into it you bought 50k stock options. if ipo and stock worth $10 you exercise making $8 a share x 50k? so make 400k but tax then hits that
Una - this video is so perfect for helping people understand their equity. I made a video this week to help people consider equity in context of an offer and I shouted out and linked this one. Anyone who is new to startups needs to watch this one!
i realize I'm pretty randomly asking but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Korbyn Carson try flixportal. You can find it on google =)
@Noah Kyle thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D Appreciate it !!
@Korbyn Carson glad I could help :D
Super helpful! I work in employee benefits and this is such a good primer for folks who are unfamiliar with stocks. Thank you!
Great video! Just one clarification... If you decide to leave the company before an IPO or sale, you can exercise your options (buy your shares), as mentioned. The cost to exercise equals your strike price multiplied by the number of shares you buy. The current value of the pre-IPO company shares has no bearing on the cost to exercise your options. Taxes (either short term or long term) would be incurred only when you sell the shares you purchased.
There's AMT if - your current calculated profit at the time buying > your total taxable income of that year
I join a company and I get 10, 000 options for $1 a share. Company is valued $1b at the time. After a funding round the valuation is now $10b - are the options now worth 10x more I.e $10 a share? Or is it more complicated than this
Heya, I just found this video on options and I think your channel has some really useful info. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video. You made very simple a lot of the things that I have heard over and over at my company and I never understood.
Thank you for the video. I just got into my first full time job and I have been wondering what stock options were. I thought they were like equity but nah 😅
Una, very informative...I got lost with the example...did you say 25,000 or is it 2,500 (what's on the board)?
When the stock splits they don’t necessarily increase the number of your options, likely your number of stock options stays the same and the value goes down
Lock up periods after IPOs are not always 6 month, they vary depending on your contract. Typically they are between 90-180 days
thank you for this!
Thank you! Great explanation. Subbed!
What a brilliant explanation..
Great video Una :)
Una ..very useful info..Thanx alot
Was a knowledgeable video.
Strike price. Vesting. Common shares. Premium shares.
Wow! Amazing video!!!
Wow, just realized a sick loophole. If you offer employees options, pay them below market, you can burn them out right until they could buy and then fire them beforehand. Or just wait until they could buy but since they are being paid below market they won't be able to actually afford it because they've been skimping to live off less than market salary.
Yes -- NEVER work for options or use them as a reason to take a job alone!
super helpful. thanks!
What if the company doesn't go to IPO and fold? All the money paid (5000) is lost?
Siva Bhargav Ravella if the company folds and doesn’t exit in any way then yes - options are a risk!
Thanks
if stock is $2 and you put 100k into it
you bought 50k stock options.
if ipo and stock worth $10
you exercise
making $8 a share x 50k? so make 400k but tax then hits that
Yep
@@UnaKravets thanks!!
you buy lambo?
Great video! She’s very beautiful and colorful!
This is such a con game…work for a company that makes something
Man! your weeks are too long and too inconsistent