One of the many tradeoffs that early startup employees choose to make is between cash, and options. For some employees however this may end up being a Faustian bargain of sorts. At first glance, the calculus seems simple: the employee will take more stock options for less cash, because over time the payoff could be huge. But there are a number of issues with this model — primarily in pitting the “cash-rich” against the “options-rich”. Read More>>