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Last active April 15, 2025 22:49
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

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

#!/usr/bin/env python
from gi.repository import Notify
import subprocess
from time import sleep, time
from sys import argv
import dbus
def send_notification(title, text):
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edwinksl / password_generator.py
Last active July 1, 2016 18:08
Password generator
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import math
import random
from string import digits, ascii_letters, punctuation
import sys
char_set = digits + ascii_letters + punctuation + ' '