I’ve read conflicting advice that you should treat your stock at pre-IPO startup as either 0 or as long term investment. Curious what people here think
Most startups fail...
My what in the who now?
The Cap Table has a useful article on this: https://thecaptable.com/2018/12/26/understanding-equity-compensation-in-offer-letters/
I mean the answer is obviously “it depends”... comparing the potential stock value of company like Uber and a rinky dink 5-man shop is not the same
at what stage do you think you should start expecting non-zero returns?
When the company becomes profitable.