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		ariwilson on Jan 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining ... I know nothing about RSUs at pre-IPO companies, but RSUs at public companies are worth real money, a fact this article fails to mention.

jdmichal on Jan 19, 2017 [–]

So are options. Options at a public company can typically be exercised and sold as an atomic operation from the owner's perspective, with the exercise price (and taxes) being extracted from the sale's proceeds.

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