Curious question - if you work at fb or google what is the reason people go work for pre ipo? take example of uber is there going to be so much monetary difference at this stage?
Every time you jump ship, you increase your TC by 10-20%. If you are at google or FB, not many places can match your current pay let alone beat it. So Uber would be a viable option. Some people also switch because they are unhappy with their team, promo velocity etc or just bored.
The TC pump is huge at higher level. People pay premium for the F/G brand. Half of the benefit of working at F/G is that you can leverage it for higher TC/position elsewhere.
Cause they can be "the boss" and have a team sucking up to them. Quite a few "directors" in startup land that were nothing more than your average swe at fb/g.
Equity.
i have heard that but if you are making 350-400k then does joining uber really make difference?