Startup Stories

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Startup Stories

This series reveals the stories of early employees from the most successful tech companies of the past few years. You’ll walk away having learned about what these individuals experienced, what they wish they knew, and the advice they’d give to others joining high-growth startups. Key takeaways are at the top and you can find the full interview below.

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Compound's Guide to the IPO

For a startup employee, learning about your company’s initial public offering (IPO) is an exciting time. But it’s also overwhelming from a financial planning perspective. You have a variety of different equity grants, and you must decide what to do with each one. How many stock options should you exercise and sell, and when? What will your tax obligations be, and how can you minimize them?

Company Equity Deep Dive

Conventional wisdom says that startup equity is worthless. While most startups fail, there’s a chance your equity will become a life-changing pot of money. This guide explains how to make the most of your equity.

Retirement Deep Dive

Planning for retirement often feels pointless. You’re young and your startup is taking off — why should you worry about retirement now?

Interview with Dan Romero, Employee #20 at Coinbase

This interview is with Dan Romero who joined Coinbase in 2014 as the 20th employee and spent over 5 years leading functions including customer support, partnerships, operations, and consumer.

Interview with Benjamin de Cock, Early Designer at Stripe

This interview is with Benjamin de Cock. Ben is a designer who started working for Stripe in 2012 and spent 8 years there, working on many projects including the Stripe home page and Stripe Checkout. Ben has been a member of the CSS Working Group and is currently a designer at Increase.

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Startup Stories

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Interview with Dan Romero, Employee #20 at Coinbase

Interview with Benjamin de Cock, Early Designer at Stripe

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Tax

Estate Planning

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Company Equity

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