6/15 Jr level sysadmin position open at Active Software, Inc.
See /csua/pub/jobs/Activesoftware.
We are a preIPO startup company however we just filed our
intent to go public on June 11th so hurry up and apply. -smurf
\_ At this point your options will be priced close enough
to the offering price that it really isn't the same as
joining a real pre-IPO company. -sameer
\_ I hate when companies reprice after you're hired but before
they get around to issuing out the stock options. I "lost"
about $16/share
\_ You should complain. You got screwed.
\_ I bought Microsoft at market price quite a few years after it
IPO'ed. I'm not an employee and never had options. That didn't
stop me from becoming a millionaire. You don't need to work
your ass off at a startup early on for cheap stock options to
become rich. You just need to buy into a good company and have
the patience to watch it grow over years (or even decades).
\_ Uh huh... you did this with *what* initial cash? You need
cash, patience, and a good set of companies. M$ could just
as easily have tanked and you'd be fucked. And what
happens when the baby boomers start pulling their money in
a few years to pay for their retirements? The stock market
is *not* free money.
\_ Patience? Fuck that! I want to be rich now! |