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Stock options, RSUs, taxes — read the latest edition: www.holloway.com/ec

44 mentions on Hacker News by 31 people: 11 stories, 33 comments · first 2015-12-03 · latest 2025-04-13

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  1. Would they be referring to that here? https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/blob/master/... > Topics **not yet covered**: > - Equity compensation programs, such as [ESPPs]( https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/espp.asp ) in…
    comment by neilv · 2025-04-13 · in Open guide to equity compensation
  2. The Open Guide to Equity Compensation - https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
    comment by belter · 2023-04-22 · in Equity Compensation
  3. Holloway's Open Guide to Equity Compensation is a fantastic resource and exactly what you need: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation . It's a lot, but there be dragons, so read carefully and future you will be thankful.
  4. …you understand how stock options work and what information you need to make sense of the offer. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation 2. Not at all. With FAANG you're optimizing for compensation and resume prestige. With startups…
  5. …best resource on equity: https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation Earlier version on GitHub: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation Also look at the Index Ventures link and calculator: -…
  6. …than 1% is unlikely, at least as an IC. I'd recommend reading this guide on equity compensation: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation They outline typical equity levels under "Typical Employee Equity Levels"
  7. …online (esp by folks like Leo Polovets) on some ways to think about these numbers. good luck! (1) https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
    comment by viksit · 2021-09-03 · in Ask HN: How to negotiate stock options?
  8. Some resources I've collected on the topic: https://danluu.com/startup-options/ https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation https://gist.github.com/yossorion/4965df74fd6da6cdc280ec57e8... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2623777…
    comment by toomuchtodo · 2021-09-03 · in Ask HN: How to negotiate stock options?
  9. Found this to be quite useful during my recent job hunt. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
    comment by anandsuresh · 2020-05-19 · in Ask HN: RSUs in Employment Offer
  10. Thanks! We've switched to that from https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation above.
    comment by dang · 2020-02-22 · in Guide to Equity Compensation
  11. …that they're the same ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22388314 ) we changed to that URL from https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation .
    comment by dang · 2020-02-22 · in Guide to Equity Compensation
  12. …exercise, and you're going to deduct $3k/year of that investment loss off your taxes until you die. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation#taxes-on-sto...
  13. There's multiple resources if you good "equity guide engineers". Here's one: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation The bottom lines: 1. The valuation you will get from the founders before being hired ("your equity will be worth…
  14. github repo: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/
    comment by Dowwie · 2018-08-08 · in Holloway Guide to Equity Compensation
  15. Same here. The Google cache of holloway.com links to https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation -- perhaps this is the same content as the original post? Can anyone verify?
    comment by claar · 2018-08-08 · in Holloway Guide to Equity Compensation
  16. …if the equity goes to zero. And note that this is a decision you can reevaluate periodically. Read https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation and ask all of the questions. Probably ask a couple more, like about liquidation preferences…
  17. Another resource is https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation (was posted here a couple years ago). It has the benefit of being "open source" so it might be easier to contribute to.
  18. I listened to a software engineering daily episode where this: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation#introduction was discussed. Found it cleared some things up.
    comment by charlieegan3 · 2017-03-06 · in Stock options are complicated
  19. …https://gist.github.com/jdmaturen/5830b83c1425c4767f7e1bd4c9... https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
  20. …deal I found this repo on GitHub to be the best resource on startup equity, highly recommend it: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
  21. …saying what kind of liquidation preferences other investors have. For a more detailed writeup, see https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation Good luck!
  22. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
  23. This showed up on HN last year: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation It's got advice on where to start, common gotchas to look out for (in the US), and definitions of everything.
  24. There is a nice glossary of terms here: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation
  25. For more reading about your possible outcomes in liquidation events, check out https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation It is US-centric (especially the tax stuff), but there is still lots of useful vocabulary there.
  26. …price setters. This link was circulated on HN a few weeks(?) ago, but it's worth reposting: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation . And here are some companies that offer >90 days: https://github.com/holman/extended-exercise-windo…
    comment by prdonahue · 2016-02-22 · in Stock Plan Used by Hundreds of YC Companies
  27. …on equity compensation that was recently posted to HN, it has a few notes on secondary markets: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation#what-is-your...
  28. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/31
    comment by zalzal · 2016-01-11 · in Open Guide to Equity Compensation
  29. …cover more on this, yes. Added an issue to track. Please comment there if you have more details. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/31
    comment by zalzal · 2016-01-11 · in Open Guide to Equity Compensation
  30. Someone created an issue to add non-US content: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/26
    comment by reinhardt · 2016-01-11 · in Open Guide to Equity Compensation
  31. …edit: went ahead and made a issue in GH for more detailed discussion rather than doing it here: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/27
    comment by mrmcd · 2016-01-11 · in Open Guide to Equity Compensation
  32. …it, and perhaps include more explanation based on this and the helpful background you've written. https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/24
    comment by zalzal · 2016-01-11 · in Open Guide to Equity Compensation
  33. …a backup plan before you pull the trigger on leaving. This is generally pretty good, if verbose: https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation Talk to esofund and friends ahead of time, and see what their offers for your company's stock…