{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17/events","html_url":"https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17","id":123706086,"number":17,"title":"83(b)'s are increasingly not a thing","user":{"login":"mcfunley","id":147804,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/147804?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley","html_url":"https://github.com/mcfunley","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mcfunley/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-12-23T18:40:48Z","updated_at":"2015-12-23T23:11:08Z","closed_at":null,"body":"The companies I've come in contact with don't allow 83(b)'s, and I think that's been the standard advice from the law firm every VC recommends to every company for a while now. \r\n\r\nThe guide should mention that if you think an 83(b) is appropriate, it might be something you have to try to negotiate for. (That said, it wouldn't be the first thing I'd ask for.)\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/comments/167006721","html_url":"https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17#issuecomment-167006721","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/jlevy/og-equity-compensation/issues/17","id":167006721,"user":{"login":"jlevy","id":2058167,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2058167?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy","html_url":"https://github.com/jlevy","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jlevy/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-12-23T23:11:08Z","updated_at":"2015-12-23T23:11:08Z","body":"Yes, thanks, we should better clarify that 83(b)s may not be available or only be available if negotiated.\r\n\r\nNot sure it's accurate to say they're going away. Whether it's available may depend a lot on stage of the company as well; my impression is they are still common for very early stage, when additional paperwork is more acceptable, and perhaps less so after that. (Does that agree with your experience?)\r\n\r\n@joewallin may have thoughts on this."}}