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Show HN: Startup recurring liquidity compensation calculator

2 pointsby smalterover 4 years ago

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smalterover 4 years ago
Hi HN!<p>One thing that sucks about working at a startup is that the equity is illiquid until a liquidity event like acquisition or IPO.<p>There&#x27;s been a rise in &quot;recurring liquidity programs&quot; where startups offer employees the opportunity to sell stock on a recurring basis. It&#x27;s a big employee benefit where otherwise employees are stuck with illiquid stock that they can&#x27;t sell if they need to buy a house or car.<p>We wanted to quantify how a recurring liquidity program can increase employees&#x27; liquid comp so we built this calculator.<p>If the company makes a certain percentage of an employees&#x27; shares available to be sold, say 15%, and the company is growing quickly enough, employees can make liquid comp on par with FB within 3-4 years and still have the upside of the equity they hold.<p>Would love to get thoughts&#x2F;feedback on this!