This chimes with what I've seen too.
Years ago I worked with a very talented engineer who missed out on 2 big paydays because he took the high day rate instead of a reduced day rate + stock options.
The 2nd mistake was big. He worked for a startup, contributed his big brains to make the venture work, and when they sold, he missed out on a cool million dollars.
When I met him he was still sick with regret over his decision. He said at the time he needed money more than stiocks
@UncleIroh @sardonicsmile Choosing the stocks over the pay is a gambling because you are betting on a successful IPO .
@Zeb @ugly_bastard_reborned @sardonicsmile
That's the weird thing, he was a deep math nerd too.
Like the guy in the clip said I think it must have been a personailty thing, a character trait, since he was more than capable of calculating those risks.
@Zeb @ugly_bastard_reborned @sardonicsmile
I've not kept in touch but I'd be very surprised if hasn't made a bundle since then.
Unless he followed TFM and invested it all in Natural Gas! 😆
@charliebrownau @sardonicsmile @UncleIroh @Zeb Yes .Cuckservativs conserve nothing .
@UncleIroh @ugly_bastard_reborned @sardonicsmile
Damn, you threw a curve ball there. Very interesting, it might have been a personality thing.
He's naturally very conservative or he didn't have that much faith in the business or leaders involved. Now we can only guess I suppose