I found that equity compensation in Silicon Valley is a really interesting topic to talk about on my blog. I think it's one of the main reasons people are drawn to Silicon Valley and it is embedded deep in the culture. It's behind all those amazing glory stories we hear about from the outside world. But at the same time, I can't ignore the negative impact it has been causing to tech workers. It's astonishing to see incredibly talented people who can handle world-class engineering challenges but struggle with understanding, navigating equity compensation. This is something that keeps happening, and it's something that's happened very recently and very close to me. Some of my friends have gone through it, and I figured I should write about this so my readers can learn and be cautious about it.