Remember when Spez said it was “It’s time we grow up and behave like an adult company”? Apparently, that means paying himself $193 million and single-handedly tanking Reddit’s profitability right b…::undefined

  • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
    264·
    9 months ago

    How much of that compensation is in stock? It’s pretty common for executives to be largely compensated in stock, particularly right before an IPO.

    I only point this out because the math isn’t necessarily as simple as revenue minus executive compensation. Issuing stock isn’t a cash transaction for reddit.

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      His pay was $300k something. So it was almost all stock. To convert his ownership stake into shares ahead of the IPO as you mentioned.

      He supposedly owns around 3-4% of Reddit. And they’re trying to IPO at an initial valuation of $5B. So when that goes to shit like it probably will this theoretical $192M drops dramatically.

      • Nath@aussie.zoneEnglish
        19·
        9 months ago

        His pay was $300k something. So it was almost all stock.

        Ahh, that makes all sorts of sense. The idea that he was paid $193 Million was unbelievable.

        You could pay 1,000 moderators $100k for the year and still give Spez $93 Million if that were his salary.

        • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
          16·
          9 months ago

          Selling off shares from insiders is a publicly announced process that involves coordination with the SEC in advance, so “pump and dump” doesn’t really apply here. That terminology usually applies to penny stocks that are traded on minor exchanges, where a price increase of mere pennies could represent a very high percentage increase, making manipulating the stock price through fraudulent claims potentially very profitable for the manipulators.

          He could sell shares early but that news would also probably very negatively affect the value of the shares he’s selling. Not really great when the CEO is not confident of the long term value of his own company’s stock.