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What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

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adarshk / gist:6645504
Created September 21, 2013 00:02
Week 2 - Raindrops sketch
float rad;
float rad2=20;
float rad3=20;
float rotateRandom=0;
float rotateRandom2=0;
float randomGroups=4;
float randomGroups2=4;
int size=2;
int size2=2;
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adarshk / gist:6645489
Last active December 23, 2015 13:59
ICM week 2 - Windmill
// Windmill Sketch
//mouse controls speed of windmill along x-axis
float r = 0;
float speed = 0;
float slowdownSpeed = 0.1;
PImage windmillBackground;
int ellSize= 8;
//Elephant, Adarsh Kosuru, ICM Week 1
int flag=0;
size(510,350);
background(229,201,171);
//Grey Background
color c = color(188,188,188);
fill(c);