I'm recent grad, started working on F-1 OPT visa and will be applying for H1-B lottery. Am I legally allowed to apply in IPOs? Is Webull a good option to apply for IPO? Or do you guys use any other platform? #tech #ipo #stockmarket
What are the possible pros and cons of working at a pre ipo startup like stripe? Is there a reason why folks on temporary work visas are sticking with FAANG? I haven’t got an offer but I like to know what I’m getting into so I can prepare accordingly. Been reading about FAANG from a Product Manage...Read more
This is in the cyber security space. While the above numbers look great, this came after some intermittent interviewing practice. Happy to field a few questions on interviewing and being employable. Places I converted interviews into offers: 1. Elastic - IC - $300k 2. Vectra AI - Management - $27...Read more
A friend of mine is evaluating an offer from nextdoor. Whats the future for this company? Getting acquired by FB? How profitable is it? Any plans for IPO? Any visa issues? All responses appreciated!
Looking for recommendation on good places to work for in San Francisco. 1. mid sized company, not like faang scale 2. good engineering culture of ownership, get things done and mutual respect 3. working on impactful product. 4. Pre IPO or even IPO is okay. 5. Still afraid to join early stage compa...Read more
Hi blind. I am a Canadian living in the us and considering moving to a tax haven (Carmen islands, the Bahamas, etc) for ipo. These countries are giving away work visas right now... Has anyone done this? Will my double trigger RSUs be taxed in the US still as I earned them here? I do not have a gre...Read more
Curious whether those on a H1B visa are eligible to be accredited investors and invest in private/non-ipo companies via services like EquityZen. TC: 300k #personalfinance #investments #stocks
Got laid off and people think I’m lucky. I ended up up getting referred to a job that wasnt even posted, at a profitable AI company with Founders that have 2 IPOs under their belts. Got offered a great salary, they support visa sponsorship, the works. I think it was unlucky to get laid off and I was...Read more
I am a senior at LinkedIn data infra. US citizen and have no visa issues. Enjoying my time at LinkedIn doing good backend distributed systems work. Have done a lot of leetcoding and very strong in coding and systems interviews. Does it make sense to give it a shot to the pre ipo companies which are ...Read more
In addition to your visa sponsoring job, can you work for a pre IPO startup on the side with only equity compensation? It's basically like a side project, I guess. But if we get funding in the future, I would like to sell the equity for actual money. Is this legal?
I am in an impression that, it is risky to join in early/late stage startup with VISA. But lot of folks are working in Startups. Would like to know whether visa holders are joining in startups or is it only GC/Citizens?. 1. What are the consequences for Visa approvals in startups?. 2. What is the...Read more
ICT3 in IST Location: Bay Area YOE:4 Current TC: $185k Microsoft offer: L63 Base: $185k RSU: 200k 15% bonus Total TC: ~$262k Argo AI: Base: $210k PreIPO RSU : $600k @ $20B valuation 15% Total TC: $391k Leaning towards Argo for TC, but what about WLB, job security, post IPO valuation? I am on vis...Read more
Help me decide between better.com and FB. Both offers are for Austin better.com(250K total): pros: * can WFH permanently * not great pay as Facebook(assuming FB will beat my better.com offer) * good WLB cons: * pre IPO not sure about growth post covid * Not stable as FB FB.com(E4)(waiting on nu...Read more
I’m guessing that the FANG companies make it easier for visa sponsorship. Is it just as easy to get sponsorship through companies such as Pinterest and Lyft? What about pre-IPO companies that have less than 1k employees? Equally easy across all or not?
I have got 2 offers about a month back and decided to join one company with which I have complete visa transfer process. One is fintech and other is pre-ipo security company. I have given notice here at Salesforce!! My last working day is next Friday - April 1st! Today I got a verbal offer from Goo...Read more
#corpfinance #finance #renege what is the right path forward? Accepted offer at company A last stage startup, visa transferred and few weeks away from start date. Company B recent IPO company, significantly higher base + bonus and much higher equity.
first of all: i'm not hating on the companies or the employees there. chime is probably a rocketship and going to pop on IPO. with that being said; are these fintech-style online-only bank companies really innovating? to me they just seem like 💩 wrapped in nice gift wrap are they not just greendo...Read more
Have you ever rejected an offer from a company after accepting and after having H1b visa transferred to new company? What was the reason and how well the company took it? My reason: my employer raised another round and announced IPO dates which is forcing me to stay longer with my firm...
💩 status Google: layoffs, ChatGPT, Cloe Meta: metaverse gone, ai lead gone, tiktok Tiktok: US wants to ban Stripe: Missed IPO Airbnb: another layoffs Coinbase: no confidence in crypto Roblox, Unity: metaverse canceled Affirm: 90% stock crash Netflix: signups slowed down. Competitive space Snowfla...Read more