Worked as a sw dev for a small B2B startup in the midwest that was acquired by a much larger player in the space.
I was an early employee and stayed for many years, knowing that my options may be worth little or even worthless in a liquidity event.
After the acquisition last year, my pre-tax payout ended up around $80K. Not a life changing amount, but more than I was expecting. And it gave me a nice chunk to deploy toward investments.
I knew I wouldn't become rich and I'm happy with how it turned out.
I was an early employee and stayed for many years, knowing that my options may be worth little or even worthless in a liquidity event.
After the acquisition last year, my pre-tax payout ended up around $80K. Not a life changing amount, but more than I was expecting. And it gave me a nice chunk to deploy toward investments.
I knew I wouldn't become rich and I'm happy with how it turned out.