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- Any thoughts on Paxos? #crypto #blockchain #tech #startup in #nyc recently signed deal with @paypal , recently funded $150M Any insights? Especially how is the tech (code quality, architecture...) ?
- link Fidelity downgrade stripe's valuation Interesting article that came out yesterday. Doesn't seem too bad (~90% of their price in Sept). Can anyone from stripe comment? "Fidelity's Growth Company Fund — a $55 billion fund that invested in Stripe's Series H funding round — valued the company's stock at $40.12 per share at the end of Novem
- link Affirm (F series FinTech) is hiring! Affirm was founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and just got its series F funding. We are hiring aggressively. DM me for referral if you find any suitable positions here https://jobs.lever.co/affirm?lever-via=y0mY3vA2RD
- vote Which fintech company has a brighter future? Self explanatory title, but also curious to know the thoughts! SQUARE: Market Cap: 107.45 B Enterprise Value: 103.74 B Products: Cash app, online/in-store POS systems COINBASE: Market Cap: 46.45 B Enterprise Value: 45.02 B Products: Crypto trading platform, and wallet PAYPAL Market Cap: 332.57
- vote Emergency fund -> Stocks I have about $30k in savings (basically my emergency fund) sitting in a bank account getting zero interest. I feel like FB & PYPL are undervalued at the current market rate. I am tempted to invest that $30k on these stocks. At the same time I told to myself that I would never touch the EF. I have b
- Paypal salary I'm feeling lowballed here, any suggestions on negotiating with either base pay or stocks or look for a counter offer? Years of Experience: 7 Prior Experience: Product Based, Service Based Company: PayPal Title/Level: SE 3 (T24) Location: Chennai Fixed Salary: Rs. 27,00,000
- What is expected TC for 7 YOE? I've never worked at a FAANG or Twitter, Oracle, nor PayPal. If you have 7 YOE, please post what TC to expect if you are job searching in 2019 for senior fullstack web applications engineering roles at well funded tech companies in Bay Area. Is there a plateau in base salary for senior engineers?
- link Shit sourcing challenge My cousin is a recruiter at PayPal, I kept mocking her how easy her job is and she challenged me to a "sourcing hackathon" I'm stuck at this question: "This StackOverflow user hates Christmas, however, did volunteering photography for World Wildlife Fund on some Greek island. Find his surname." h
- Looking for referrals to companies in NYC or remote I’m a front end web developer and have 3 years of experience. I’m looking referrals to well funded start-ups or FAANMULA. Except for Google and Amazon I already have referrals for those companies. #slack #paypal #twitter #dropbox #atlassian #brex #instacart #square #twilio #faang #datadog #snowflak
- vote Are startups prepared for recession and no-layoff? hypothetical question: Are startups prepared for recession? Which one is most prepared? I did a bit research by myself, folks can add more comments, might be useful information. I can add more if folks can help naming startups. Probably I should add other dimensions such as expansion rate etc. I do
- Looking for Referrals Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any MAANGMULA+ all well funded start ups. Basically any pre-IPO and large public tech companies! Also companies which can sponsor my visa as well! LC 200+ YOE: 10 TC- 65 LPA Please drop a comment so I can DM you my info. Thanks! #swe #engineering #so
- FIRE in India Can you guys help me with how are managing to split the funds across mediums? My target is around 5cr in the next 10 years. Currently, I have a saving of around 20L excluding the house, if I include the house that will be 90L. Any app/tools you guys use to manage/keep track of NW/FIRE progress? whe
- Referrals Hi Blind, I have 1 YOE at a quant fund (Data Eng) plus some ML research internships and want to move over to tech. Any referrals for FAANG[A-Z]* would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks in advance! LC 389 TC 150 YOE 1 #swe #facebook #apple #amazon #netflix #google #microsoft #uber #lyft #linkedin #
- NW calculation Noob here in terms of personal finance. Can someone tell me an easy tool/way to calculate NW. I am based out of India, so would appreciate it if the solution would be oriented for Indian folks. some background: I have a home loan whose outstanding is around 35L now.(Can ideally wrap this up in a y
- Got laid-off due to funding issues. Need help with referrals. Hi all, I've been working in an 8-member startup(Edge-computing & 5G) based out of Boulder. Was initially hired as a software engineer, but I've been wearing multiple hats - been involved in SE, PM, Strategy and some DevOps. Got laid-off with all other salaried employees yesterday due to a huge fun
- New Grad Referral I am currently completing my Masters in Computer Science from a top 10 public university in the United States. I have prior internships at Fortune 500 companies and a couple of good tech full time offers. However, I really want to take on challenging roles and work at either Unicorns, HFT/Hedge Fun
- Software engineer wanting to move to finance/IB Hey guys, I'm a software engineer with 9 YoE, and I want to work in finance. Could be in IB, a hedge fund, whatever. I also want to relocate to NYC because I don't like the west coast (and that goes double for the Bay Area). My work experience includes Amazon Web Services and a couple of retail ba
- Any active equity investors here who want to start own private chat group? Need serious investors only - minimum 50k in individual stocks/ equity (index funds are fine but would love discussions on certain stocks). We could start a chat group here, or on Slack. DM me with personal email IDs if youre serious with a screenshot of your investments - ill add mine too. Add yo
- Compensation Tiers of Companies for Tech Jobs By popular demand, I'm reposting one of my replies on another thread. This tiering is based on both trajectory and overall scale of total comp (base+bonus+stock) for IC positions. Edit: subsidiaries with the same pay go under the parent (e.g. Twitch and Amazon) Based off of all the comp data points
- Single stock dependence in Net Worth 48% of my family's net worth is in one stock (not PayPal). I know not ideal. Around $1.4M in a pre-tax 401K and $1.5M from ESPP and stock options. We never sold the stock over 20 years. Net worth: $6M I realize we need to diversify but at the same time don't want to pay an insane amount of taxes. P
- Help! I don't know which offer to choose. Hey all, thanks for reading. I am a SWE with 5 YOE. I have several offers from companies I'll call apple, orange, and pear. The rationale is that they're all very different! I've been with the same company since college and looking to earn more, feel impactful, and not burn myself out in the process
- Thoughts on the next FAANG-grade companies! Trying to crowdsource opinions on which companies will become next generation of FAANG-grade companies. The way I’m looking at it, I’d put Salesforce, PayPal and other $100B+ marketcap enterprises with 2000%+ growth over the last decade into this bucket. Trying to learn about companies across the US
- Looking for internship referrals Hi everybody. I'm looking for Fall 2022 referrals 😅 😅 😅 A little bit about me: - 4 SWE internships at Big N and some startups (Received the highest rating at 3/4) - Interning at Amazon in the summer - 2 paid part time contract SWE jobs (1 ongoing) - CS at T20 - 250+ LC Fall 2022 will be my sixt
- Product Management Internship Referrals Summer 2022 Hey Blind! I am applying for internships for summer 2022 and would kindly like to request referrals for Product Management intern positions. I have applied to some online, but to no avail. I am currently a 3rd year studying CS and Finance with previous Product Management experience at a startup as
- Need help - referral for a PM role Hi everyone My first post - happy new year! A bit info about me - I arrived in Seattle late Dec 2019 and shortly after we were mostly lockdown which I didn't get a chance to socialize within any tech/product community in person. I was lucky that I found a job in Aug 20 with a small startup compan
- link PART 2: Referrals for hypergrowth startups/pre-ipo unicorns! Hi folks! I originally made a thread about referrals for hypergrowth startups/pre-ipo unicorns. https://www.teamblind.com/post/Referrals-wanted----hypergrowth-startupspre-ipo-unicorns-PdAugt1Y I wanted to make a follow-up thread to help the community out further and keep the momentum going, as I t
- Trying to break into a big tech company but need suggestions... I’m looking for my next job opportunity in the marketing field. But here’s my story... I’ve been a little depressed lately because of the job hunting process. Don’t get me wrong - I’m super happy for everyone working at their dream company, getting their dream offer, and living their best lives. I’
- Really happy with the steps India has taken to control covid-19 👏👏 I don't want to convert this into a political post but just want to appreciate the steps India has taken to prevent the spread of covid-19. Given the population density is super high, early measures is a very thoughtful step. Also, very happy that people in India are really taking this seriously and
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup
- How should I hedge my portfolio from election result next week All my assets are in stocks and I am super anxious. Should I sell them all now which will trigger massive tax for this year or should I wait and a crash may happen if market overeact on election outcome? TC: 115K Investment value: 9.4M