<prompt> Human: Whats holding me back is Im in my mid 20s and only have about 12k in savings and to go all in would cost about 10k. But on the other hand I am worried that if I dont go all in now, ill have to pay taxes on the difference between the initial strike price and the current value which will definitely go up incrementally over time. Whatever I buy now will be taxed at 0 since the difference between initial and market price is still 0. However since I only have about 12k in savings a 10k investment is very costly 80 of all my savings, would set me back at least 1.5 years. However if the value goes up if we get acquired at some point...even from 0.40 - 1.00 would double my investment. Hell, if it goes to 10share I would have a quarter of a million...so thats appealing to me as well. But I guess Id have to come to terms with gambling potentially 10k away...?Assistant: You already listed the pros and cons in your post. Just remember definitely and promising are all bs. Dont involve emotions when investing, good luck.Human: When I said the price would definitely go up, the Director of Operations said this is a fact since the valuation of the company is re-calculated at certain time points by an outside party that speculates our worth based on our assets, series B funding, and other variables...idk im new to the finance lingo. It probably means going up a few cents but he said it will 100 go up slightly.Being acquired though is a whole other thing, and thats where the biggest gains would be, but youre right that I should leave emotions out of it.  <response>: again, definitely, 100, all these are just bs. If you talk to 10 people before their company went public, 10 of them will tell you their price will go up.Just do your research and dont gamble with money you cant afford to lose. Hope you make some big bucks and all the best 