> there are actually legitimate issues with privacy there
~Every interview process I've gone through required an NDA at some point.
> I mean - I think it's fully legit for people to have a 'broad sense of the state of the company' - and companies should be prepared to speak to it in some way. But not exactly in the way people are asking.
A "sense of how the company is doing" is not anywhere near enough. The company can be doing extremely well and that still doesn't give me any indication what (for example) 10,000 shares are worth.
If a company won't provide at a minimum the percentage your equity grant represents and valuation at last funding round, you should rightfully value stock at $0.
~Every interview process I've gone through required an NDA at some point.
> I mean - I think it's fully legit for people to have a 'broad sense of the state of the company' - and companies should be prepared to speak to it in some way. But not exactly in the way people are asking.
A "sense of how the company is doing" is not anywhere near enough. The company can be doing extremely well and that still doesn't give me any indication what (for example) 10,000 shares are worth.
If a company won't provide at a minimum the percentage your equity grant represents and valuation at last funding round, you should rightfully value stock at $0.