Employee Equity: Too Little? avc.com/2014/04/employee-equ…
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Replying to @fredwilson
@fredwilson what I think is more likely is that VCs and founders both end up owning less so that employees can own more.

Apr 20, 2014 · 3:27 PM UTC

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@sama yup. my only point is that has already happened. in the 80s and 90s, two VCs would each buy 20% in the A round for 40% dilution.
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@sama @fredwilson 99.9% of the time, that equity will end up worth not very much. Equity shouldn't be primary motivation to join a startup
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@sama @fredwilson the $1mm FB offer being matched by 10% of a 10mm co misses the expected value calculation I hope any early stage emp makes
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@sama @pmarca @fredwilson I own 10percent
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