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To: John Vosilla who wrote (913)	8/21/2012 12:11:58 AM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Respond to of 2722

Stock options nowadays are very company dependent AFAIK. Lots of companies give bonuses in stock itself instead of options, which ends up being much less volatile: less upside, less downside. Plus you can usually sell it immediately without vesting period. So no risk, but not much return either. Like I said before SV has more startups and that's still very much equity game where you can win a lot if company prospers, but you can also get crappy salary + worthless equity if the startup does not work out. I know some people who went through 2-3 failures in a row - not much fun. I know some who made good money too.