Hi, I got a job offer for a leadership position at a B series startup. 195k base and .4% equity over 4 years (current evaluation about 900k but with large growth potential). Base pay and benefits are less than current package and equity is of course uncertain. Any recommendations on how to compare t...Read more
Received a seed-stage startup offer. Company does hardware but my position is mostly software. Location: Remote-US Base: 190K Bonus: 10K Equity: No equity. Recruiter said equity decisions will be made by the board in September. Current Role & TC: L4 2024 TC @ current $SNAP: ~280K, 2025 would b...Read more
I am currently a MLE L6 at G Yoe at G 6; total yoe 9 TC 550k at bay area I got an offer from a series B fintech startup in Seattle. Base 260k no annual bonus mentioned. Stock option 310k unit with strike price the same as FMV at 3.2 dollars per share ( vest over 4 years) I really have a hard time t...Read more
I'm in a process of deciding if I have to accept an offer from an series A startup. The market they are in is niche but very good potential to be acquired. I'm thinking about the connections and exposure I would get working there and how it could help me long term. Offer - 195K, 10%, .3 Current TC...Read more
Hi .. I have got a start-up offer for a hardware position. My current TC : 115(base) + 12K bonus +8K stocks - 133K TC Start up offer : 150K(base) + (7000*(5.9-1.14)/4) - 158K 7000 options granted(strike price of $ 1.14) ( recent preferred price $5.9 according to offer) (1-year cliff) I am really...Read more
just received an offer from a series b startup for a mid-level SWE role base: $155k signon: $20k equity: 0.04% wondering how competitive this is YOE: 1.5
I just received an offer from a seed-stage startup for $147k base and 0.5% equity in the form of stock options to join as one of the first engineers. I am currently an L3 at Google with a base of $135k. The startup raised 4.2m in their seed round, but I don't know the valuation yet. I'm not quite...Read more
Seed stage startup 50M valuation 13 million raised. Initial offer, how much can I go up in current climate? Current TC: 235 #equity #startup #offer #offers
Sage advice from an old timer. Don’t take that startup offer at A and B round companies. You’re playing with your time on the rare odds of an exceptional payout. The net present value of cash trumps non liquid paper money that usually never shows up. The other day I had macha with a founder whose b...Read more
Non-Bay Area / MCOL Base: ~170k Bonus: 15% Options: 16,000; strike price $5, FMV $10-25 somewhere (I’m guessing) Can anyone help me on if this is reasonable? What should I negotiate? Current TC ~200 already, so original offer doesn’t feel super appealing. How much more should I ask for? Series E...Read more
got an offer for a late stage startup, 200k base, and a bit of equity (pretty low, nothing super exciting, valued at about $50k). no bonuses. current TC about $185k YOE: 8 edit: what kind of TC should I realistically be targeting in Chicago?
I recently recieved an offer with a startup in Series A that is allegedly in the process of fundraising their Series B. After a severly lowball offer, I got them up to 190k options @ $.40 strike and $140k base with 10% target bonus. They’re not budging on the salary which is about a 15% decrease fro...Read more
I'm L5 at Google and got an offer from a 100M$ valued startup: Option A) 120k + 0.3% stock for 3 years Option B) 100k +0.3% stock for 4 years, 0.1% when the company grows to 500M$ Currently I earn according to median Google L5. Please help me decide how good of an offer this is.
Got an offer from an SF series B startup. Valuation is 100MM. Offer is 160k, 0.5% equity. Role is Eng Manager. Current team is 15 ppl (10 eng). Thoughts?
Never been at a startup. Recently got an senior SWE (8YOE) remote offer base 250k bonus 30k and some options How is the cash part for a startup?
Jump ship from big tech to startup? Current TC: 356k Edit: back weighted vest schedule (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%). #equity #startup #amazon
I got the following SWE offer at a Series D startup Base: $200K+20% Bonus Equity: 70K Units/4 years (FMV: $16, Strike Rate: $3.5) Worth the risk to join the startup or should I keep looking elsewhere? Current TC: $0 (Laid off) Yoe: 5 #equity #startup
Hi, I got an offer for a design verification role from a HW start up in Austin and am wondering if this is good enough for Austin . Base: 210k(offered 195k negotiated to 210k) No bonus Relocation : 10k Sign on : 10k Equity: 150000$/4years ( paper money with current valuation of the company around...Read more
On a pretty high impact team at Google. L5. Really enjoy the work and the team. 6YOE. Startup is pretty small (<50 people). Product seems likely to succeed.