Sagging valuations at upstart tech companies have undoubtedly frustrated their venture capital backers in recent months. Employees who took company shares in lieu of big cash salaries may well be similarly peeved. The question is whether they will be more forgiving of the cracks now appearing in their nest eggs. Part of Silicon Valley’s mythology has been about the rank-and-file workers who hitch themselves to corporate rocket ships full of share options. Soaring equity value has been a key component of morale, retention and recruiting.
近几个月来,创业型科技企业的估值不断下降,无疑令作为其出资人的风险投资家感到郁闷。不领高薪、反而持有公司股份的员工,很可能感到同样恼怒。问题在于,他们是否将更能容忍自己的“留窝蛋”上如今出现的裂痕。一直以来,人们对硅谷抱有一些错误的幻想,其中之一就是普通员工能够搭乘满载股票期权的公司“宇宙飞船”直飞冲天。股权价值大幅上升,一直是公司维持士气、留住和招募人才的一个关键因素。