I've seen more than once that in a acqui-hire situation employees are left with ...

phamilton on Nov 30, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hard-won lessons about money and investing

I've seen more than once that in a acqui-hire situation employees are left with very little value in their options and lots of value in their retention package. Not always the case, but it adds to my opinion that equity is really impossible to value.