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		bagels on March 5, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If you have startup stock options, check your opti... I agree with this. An offer I didn't accept wouldn't disclose the numbers, ran out of funds and shut down a year or two after I declined.

onion2k on March 5, 2015 [–]

And that is why refusing to share information is a bad idea. They lost a (presumably) good hire who might have made a difference to the outcome of their company. They wanted to hire but chose secrecy over a new employee. It didn't work out well.

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