Equity is Worth More Than Cash Because of Optionality

Peter Schmidt-Nielsenpeter.websiteWritten August 6, 20266 min read

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Schmidt-Nielsen argues a vesting equity grant is a call option paid for with your time, since you can stay if the company does well and quit if it doesn't, so a dollar of equity beats a dollar of cash, especially at startups.

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