SqueakyPotato
SqueakyPotato

ESOPs or SOAPs??

What's the value of your ESOPs when allotted to you and their worth now? Or they just melted like soap?

30mo ago
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QuirkyPotato
QuirkyPotato

ESOP are the only way to make outsized gains, way beyond any CTC. In my first startup i got 10L of ESOP that became 4cr.

Most people see them as useless, mainly because they think it's smart to swap company every few years for a 20% hike and never see the benefits of owning ESOP.

SqueakyPotato
SqueakyPotato
Piqyu30mo

Wow great. How many yrs between 10L to 4 cr?

QuirkyPotato
QuirkyPotato

Around 4 years

QuirkyBoba
QuirkyBoba
Porter30mo

Most of my ESOPs from previous companies are SOAPs 😂

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