[DerpDerpDerp]

I mean, if you assume only 10% of that value is going to employees, then you need only half a percent (0.5%) of that to get a $800k bonus.

If you've only been there 2-3 years, that's a substantial bonus that pushes your pay above market rate.

[harryh]

You dropped a zero.

16B * 10% * .5% = 8 Million

[DerpDerpDerp]

You are correct; I had actually meant 0.05%.

[mkhalil]

And they only have 55 employees...

[timfrietas]

Only the first few engineers get that kind of equity nowadays.