yossorion

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

benui-dev

# Ben's Magical Perceptron

def dot_product(a, b):
    return sum([a[i]*b[i] for i in range(len(a))])


def decision( x, w, theta ):
    return (dot_product(x, w) > theta)