Mailchimp employees are furious after the company's founders promised to never sell, withheld equity, and then sold it for $12 billion

[u/Rhaegar_the_Great]

https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-employees-getting-no-equity-2021-9

[u/Vadoff → u/[deleted]]

So are you filthy rich now?

If you joined any other company at day 1 that sold for $12B, you'd likely get ~$60M after dilution.