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If you have questions about employee stock options, get your answers today. Scott Chou answers Quora questions such as:

Is it wise to exercise my stock options of a private company on a regular basis or should I wait until I leave the company?

What is the difference between a strike price and option value of stock shares at a startup?

What is the process for exercising ISO's at a private company? How is the spread calculated for my W2?

What is an unvested option?

Do startups have any obligation to notify employees of an impending stock option expiration?

I want to get a loan so I can early exercise all of my stock options upon receiving them in order to avoid the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). How do I do this?

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