Previously I thought stock options were improbable to pay off. After doing all the research for this guide I updated towards stock options being even more risky. My intention in writing this guide wasn't to prove stock options are worthless, but I see a lot of readers making this conclusion, and I understand why. As you said, it's a minefield of technicalities.
My softer personal takeaways:
Never expect to get rich via stock options, no matter if you think the company will go to the moon or not.
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Previously I thought stock options were improbable to pay off. After doing all the research for this guide I updated towards stock options being even more risky. My intention in writing this guide wasn't to prove stock options are worthless, but I see a lot of readers making this conclusion, and I understand why. As you said, it's a minefield of technicalities.
My softer personal takeaways:
- Never expect to get rich via stock options, no matter if you think the company will go to the moon or not.
- Early in your career, up to and maybe including
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