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- Facebook or pre IPO? In bay area, manager position. 11 yoe. Facebook: 570K annual +100k signon soon to IPO company: 710k + 50 signon Both areas are interesting and fun.
- Fb ipo compensation How much did engineers who joined fb in 2008 get as grants? What would their present value be? Similarly for those who joined in 2012 at the bottom?
- vote Facebook London vs Pre-IPO Startup Got verbal offer confirmation for E4 (down leveled from E5) Facebook London as Backend SWE. I am holding another offer from well-renowned mid sized profitable Indian startup planning to go IPO in US stock market very soon. Due to my current personal life requirements, I would prefer decent work li
- Google vs Facebook vs close-to-IPO company? For a new CS grad
- vote Pre ipo company or fb/Google but at l3 What would be best for me long term? I'm going to go to a new company soon. My choices are pre ipo companies, like Uber, lyft, airbnb, ect. Or to be l3 at Google or Facebook. 1.5 yoe, TC 140k Edit: I'm also unhappy where I am. I'm not sure if it's a "grass is greener" scenario, but I feel like I
- G to FB or Netflix or Pre IPO startup L4 SWE with 4yoe working on search front end. Looking to move in 6 months or so to FB E5 or similar level at other companies. What have folks done in the past to facilitate this kind of move? Which companies? How did you prep? TC 350
- Does fb and google match RSUs offers from Pre-IPO companies? What do they do when you have a competing offer where the salary is 120k higher than salary+bonus band?
- vote Where is the best talent these days? 15 years ago, everyone wanted to join Google and Facebook as they were the next cool thing. However, FAANG companies have hired everyone and their mom over the past decade that it's not considered "wow" or anything to work there anymore. Where did the smartest/most ambitious people you know go? Sti
- Is it the worst time to join pre ipo ? The hottest pre ipo are all over valued but the RSU are all prices based on those numbers. Is staying in google fb the safest strategy
- vote Bytedance $1.1 Trillion valuation at IPO? A recent article mentioned a potential valuation of $1.1 Trillion for Bytedance at IPO using the following logic. Link to article: https://www.valuethemarkets.com/2021/02/12/could-tiktok-owner-bytedance-achieve-a-500-billion-valuation-at-ipo/ Your thoughts? (Please vote on the most realistic valuat
- Becoming unemployed to reduce tax on IPO RSU vest My employer will IPO next year and my RSUs will be worth around 2 million USD at that point. Since the taxation rate is based in my marginal tax rate, can I become unemployed that year to greatly reduce my tax burden on my RSUs? Thanks a lot! #taxes #ipo #google #coinbase #startup #Facebook
- vote Best pre-ipo to go next? Been at Google and FB. FB standard sliding: too much tech debt, too many rules now (all those privacy rules, omg), tools breaking all over… So done with this. Don’t believe in the metaverse. Want to move to a smaller place. Preferably pre-ipo where still a lot needs to get done. Where to go? No re
- Best paying SWE companies Including companies that will most likely IPO in next 2-3 years. 1. Rentec, JSC, Citadel, HRT, Jump, Radix 2. FB, Stripe, Databricks, TikTok, Amazon, Netflix 3. Google, Apple #software #swe #engineering
- Chime still good time to join ? I got recently approached by Chime recruiter for an engineering position. Chime postponed its IPO this year. The public companies valuation have corrected this year but private companies valuation are still inflated. Mostly concerned about being a bag holder after ipo. Is it still good time to joi
- Hot Tech Companies - Seattle/Remote? I am actively interviewing for senior SWE band and applying to hot tech companies or ones that still have an air of excitement around the products/service… and of-course pays top line 🚀🚀 I intend to stay in the company for next 4-5 years preferably. Here’s my current shortlist. Recent IPO: - Ro
- Too many interviews ? What should I do? Basically, I applied to every big-n company because I didn't think I'd get any interviews. However, it backfired and I currently have phone screens with: - Google - Facebook - Splunk - Square - Stripe - Pre-IPO no-name unicorn A - Pre-IPO no-name unicorn B - Pre-IPO no-name unicorn C I don't have
- What are the remaining private consumer companies who will eventually IPO? Disappointing IPOs or not, everyone knew Snap, Uber, Facebook, DoorDash would eventually IPO for years before they did. Who are the remaining household names without an IPO on the horizon yet?
- Companies better than LinkedIn? Been at LinkedIn for about 4 years, but got dropped off a cliff and most of the motivated and competent members from my cross-functional team left for Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, and the like. The ride was fun while it lasted I'm also looking for my next play, whether pre-IPO or well-established
- Any Blue Apron folks here? IPO question How much money did engineers and managers make through the IPO? Did they become millionaires like when FB and GOOG went IPO?
- Isn’t levels.fyi inflating the levels of pre-ipo companies? Looks like they are matching pre-ipo to post-ipo stocks for 1:1, while pre-ipo stocks are non-liquid. for example, airbnb/uber’s level is equivalent to FB / G’s level. Yet everyone I know who jumped ship from FB/G to a/u got one level up.
- vote How high can Stripe Stock go post IPO? Considering Stripe goes for IPO later this year, with valuation touching 100B already, how much upside do you see in terms of Stocks/RSUs? #stripe #stripeipo #ipo #techcrunch #coinbase #amazon #microsoft #google #uber #square #robinhood #facebook #airbnb
- vote Manager Should I leave FB after only 6 months for a VP opportunity at Pre-IPO?
- Square: how is Cash App? What’s the difference between Cash App and Square? Is Cash App pre IPO? What’s the level mapping from FB to Square?
- Where to buy pre-ipo shares Just curious, where can I buy pre-ipo shares? I had some dude on Facebook claiming they do it but I see the value in cash flowing businesses to invest early.#tech #investing #ipo
- Interview with Attentive @NYC Hi all, Does anyone have any experience with Attentive? Are they going IPO soon? Seems like they grew a lot last year but would love to hear any opinion on the company culture, career growth, and ipo potential at the company. Current TC:250k #pm #product #swe #engineer #facebook #attentive #goog
- Startups > Big corps Because all Tech companies were founded in the past 10-12 years and went IPO. Think of top start ups like airbnb, snap, fb, upstart, roblox, affirm.
- Best companiea for PMs with highest pay Which companies pay better than Amazon for L6 PMTs? Per new bands, the range varies from around 270-350k. I guess L5 Google and FB can pay between 300-400k. Which other companies that pay equivalent or better? P.S: Talking real money, so either a public company or sure-shot pre-IPO (IPO within 2 ye
- Robinhood, Doordash, Instacart Whats the WLB for each? TC excoectations? Will Doordash or Instacart IPO given the environment or flail as soon as Covid crisis is over? Robinhood chances to stay on the IPO track? Considering accepting interviews at each (non technical) but don’t want to waste my time if they are worse pain in t
- vote Evaluate offers: Chime vs Facebook Please help me evaluate my options between Chime and Facebook. Chime: L3 Software Engineer (L1 is entry; L4/5 is senior; L6/7 is Staff) Base - $175,000 (10% target bonus) Equity - $90,000 per year at September 2020 valuation (could be 2-3x this at IPO) No sign on bonus TC: 284k at September 2020
- link Airbnb Bears F**OFF! Have been looking at so much shit talked about Airbnb, its business model, and desperation to IPO. The market says F** OFF to you A**holes who don't have a clue. This crowd mainly included arrogant folks from Google, FB, and AMZN. Airbnb Alumni, Employees, and investors along with hosts who chose t
- Offering Anduril Referrals Super exciting time to be a part of Anduril. Come work on exciting projects with huge impact. Hiring SWEs for most positions. The best parts of this job: - Not working for China - Minimal woke bs - egalitarian, but focused on merit over pronouns - Reasonable WLB - Good pay - can negotiate more bas
- What companies pay 600k+ for L6 roles? Only public companies accepted (or super close to IPO), I'll start the list: Facebook Google (maybe) Snap Stripe (maybe, but shi1ty offer packages since no more 4 year vesting) Uber Netflix Airbnb Pinterest Who else?
- vote Pinterest vs Dropbox Got L5 offers from them, both TC 450k, bay area. But let's consider stock futures. Currently: - $DBX is at 1x its IPO price (P/E 21), so not overvalued, a safe ship IMO. - $PINS has more than 2x'ed its IPO price (P/E 52), so likely overvalued and price may go down? Which to join considering future
- Google invests in snapchat ! Awesome - congrats folks , this will end the best cashable ipo :) Facebook hold your seats.
- Confluent reputation How prestigious is Confluent and can their offer compete with others (ex. Google, FB, etc.)? Can anyone shed light on their offer post-IPO? TC: 200K YOE: 5
- Lyft IPO expected early next year What do you think will happen to Lyft upon IPOing? Will it be more like a Snapchat or a FB IPO?
- Paymasters in Seattle for E5, i.e 400k+ No paper money Facebook, Google Apple And? I wish uber, Lyft, Airbnb go IPO soon.
- List of sweatshops !! Starting with the king of sweatshop none other than - Amazon 10/10 Brother/sister of amazon WLB. Please add to the list with intensity meter - Facebook 8.5/10 - DoorDash 8/10 - Uber 8/10 - Tencent. 9/10 - Byt
- vote Can Uber shares bounce back? Facebook debuted at $40 IPO and went pretty much straight to $20 before bottoming out and now it trades ~$200 Can Uber do the same?
- vote How much you are going to invest in Airbnb stocks Subject line says it all .... Those selecting > $20K - whats your range 🤔 #ipo #investments #market #stocks #startup #amazon #oracle #facebook #google #netflix #apple #airbnb #microsoft #tesla
- Pintrest IPO - Bite or not? It just seems like every tech IPO is over valued but to this day I regret not buying FB at IPO. Pintrest values at 10B and has no profits. What do they have in store to command this valuation? Wait and watch or buy ASAP?
- vote Snap IPO - buy or not ? So the snap IPO is happening. Buy or not ? Is it another twitter, yelp or another fb ?
- Any hot pre-ipo in Seattle area? E5 at FB, 4+ yoe in FB + 6 yoe in other companies. Any hot pre-ipo recommended? Thanks.
- Companies that offer $400k+ PM salaries for L5 What companies out there offer 400k+ for PM roles at L5 level? I know of google, fb, snap, DoorDash, Instacart, Roblox. Any other besides the usual suspects? Paper money is ok so long as IPO prospects are real
- Feeling like shit Last summer I interned at a pre-IPO company, and didn't end up getting a return offer. It really made me doubt my abilities as a SWE - if I can't even get a new grad offer, how will I grow to senior? I ended up clearing interviews at FB, and joined (mainly leetcode and luck). While on paper that so
- Why do people join Stripe with their new comp structure? Just cleared the interview and I got almost 650k TC annually. Their equity is evaluated annually and it is not like you get it converted to number of share at starting date for the next 4 years (like FB,G, Msft or others). So even if their stock goes to moon after ipo, there is not much of upside..
- vote Cloudkitchens IPO potential in couple of years What % chance your crystal ball says that CK would successfully IPO in the next <= 5 years? TC $300k+ #tech #cloudkitchens #css #ck #doordash #instacart #uber #google #facebook #faang
- vote Am I a black patch on society (ft. Robinhood) ? I recently joined FB and turned down a few startup offers (no, it wasn't Robinhood, neither was it any of these IPO successes). But the way this past year has gone by with respect to IPOs and how 2021 is framing to be, I am really jealous of these IPO gainers. So, with all this recent GME fiasco, I
- How is offerup I like the app. Not sure how is it competing with Facebook marketplace? Is it on right track to IPO?
- IPO folks, what is your tax bill? Tc 280k Tax bill: 45k. will net <90k after working 3 years leading to IPO. Should have joined fb instead..