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braza on Aug 13, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Stock Options Work

I know that we're writing on the Y Combinator-sponsored forum, but after the events of the Windsurf/Google fiasco, the exits of Instacart, and how the acquihire is scaling, is there any indication that SO is a really good incentive nowadays?

jiveturkey on Aug 13, 2025 [–]

I can cherry-pick examples also. Figma, CoreWeave, Voyage AI.

Today, yesterday, stock options have always been a lottery ticket.

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