Your Equity
Your equity stake (e.g. 15%)
Post-money valuation (e.g. $20M)
Investor Preferences
Total preferred stock invested (e.g. $5M)
How investor preferences work at exit
Compare to Salary
What you'd earn at a non-startup job
Your current startup salary
Expected time to acquisition/IPO
Future Dilution (Optional)
How much more you expect to be diluted (e.g. 20%)
$3.0M
Current Paper Value
$2.4M
After Future Dilution
$300K
Salary Gap / Year
Your Payout at Different Exit Valuations
Net payout to you after liquidation preferences
Exit Scenario Breakdown
Detailed payout at each exit valuation
| Exit Valuation | Your Raw % | After Liq. Pref. | Your Payout | vs Salary Job |
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Liquidation Preference Impact
Startup Equity vs. Salary Job
Total compensation comparison over 5 years