> If it turns out to be worth something someday, great. But until then, I just don't consider it a part of my compensation.
Because it's not compensation, per se, it's the promise of potential future compensation.
More than likely between now and then there will be numerous financial events that reduce its value further and eventual deplete it to as minimal a possible compensation it could be in any realistic trigger event.
Equity is worth $0 until it's not. It is never worth more than $0 until someone is willing to hand you more than $0 for it.
Because it's not compensation, per se, it's the promise of potential future compensation.
More than likely between now and then there will be numerous financial events that reduce its value further and eventual deplete it to as minimal a possible compensation it could be in any realistic trigger event.
Equity is worth $0 until it's not. It is never worth more than $0 until someone is willing to hand you more than $0 for it.