Jess Martin jessmartin

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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	import * as React from "react"
	import { Model } from "@croquet/croquet"
	import { CroquetContext } from "@croquet/react"

	/**
	* A callback that publishes the returned data to the current view's model.
	* @param eventName The name of the event to be published.
	* @param fn A function that returns the data to be published.
	* @param deps (optional) An array of dependencies for the callback.
	*/

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	const ethers = require("ethers");
	const axios = require('axios').default;

	const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(`https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALCHEMY_API_KEY}`);

	const alg = new ethers.Contract(
	"0x32353A6C91143bfd6C7d363B546e62a9A2489A20",
	[{"inputs":[],"stateMutability":"nonpayable","type":"constructor"},{"anonymous":false,"inputs":[{"indexed":true,"internalType":"address","name":"owner","type":"address"},{"indexed":true,"internalType":"address","name":"spender","type":"address"},{"indexed":false,"internalType":"uint256","name":"value","type":"uint256"}],"name":"Approval","type":"event"},{"anonymous":false,"inputs":[{"indexed":true,"internalType":"address","name":"previousOwner","type":"address"},{"indexed":true,"internalType":"address","name":"newOwner","type":"address"}],"name":"OwnershipTransferred","type":"event"},{"anonymous":false,"inputs":[{"indexed":true,"internalType":"address","name":"from","type":"address"},{"inde

	## "Legacy" by Alana Henderson

	[Listen to the MP3](https://cloudup.com/ctZJZshxYSY) or [watch the performance](https://vimeo.com/77273417)

	__leg·a·cy__

	1. noun: anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
	2. adjective: of or pertaining to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems

	## Lyrics