How Startup Stock Options REALLY Work

📊 Build your own cap table and model your equity properly: https://yt.slidebean.com/hs6 - 💸 Most people think stock options are free money. They’re not. Employee stock options are one of the most misunderstood parts of startup compensation — by both founders and employees. In this episode, we break down what they actually are, what they’re worth (usually nothing at first), and how they can become life-changing… or completely useless. We cover the biggest misconceptions: why options are NOT percentages, the difference between shares vs options, how strike price really works, what happens w…