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		fragmede on March 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When the Dotcom Bubble Burst Thats because you're getting in late. Startups still issue options - ISOs and NSOs to early employees, with different tax treatment.

lizknope on March 17, 2025 [–]

You are right. I've worked at 2 startups and we had options and filed Section 83(b) elections and pre bought our stock for $0.001 a share. But both companies failed so I lost about $50

I had options at the 2 companies in 2002 and 2005 but since then the 4 other large publicly traded companies have only given RSUs

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