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Dave Naffziger
Personal blog · naffziger.net/blogstartupsbusiness
Dave Naffziger's personal blog at naffziger.net covers startups and business. Since 2007, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “Startup Stock Options: ISOs vs. NSOs”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Only one HN comment links this blog, and it is a substantive explanation of ISO versus NSO tax treatment rather than a judgement of the post. The linked posts cover stock option mistakes.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Startup Stock Options: ISOs vs. NSOs2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2007-04-05
- Important tax info for founders - Making an IRS Section 83b election2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2008-12-29
What Hacker News says?
From my understanding (disclaimer: I'm neither a lawyer nor an accountant, but I have been thoroughly advised by both on the topic), there is an important distinction between ISOs (Incentive Stock Options) and NSOs (Nonqualified Stock Options) when it comes to tax implications for the employee. First, ISOs are not taxed at the time of grant or exercise. Instead, they are taxed when the stock is sold. NSOs, on the ot…
Comment linking /blog/2007/03/31/startup-stock-options-isos-vs-nsos/
on “Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make with Stock Options”Submitted Bootstrapping or starting up? Here's some good information on startup stock options as a story · 6 points
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HN discussionSubmitted The Statistics Behind Digg Submissions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Startup Stock Options: ISOs vs. NSOs as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted 83B election, and how it affects your startup taxes as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Important tax info for founders - Making an IRS Section 83b election as a story · 1 points
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