My buddy just got an offer from Accolade Seattle as a Data Scientist (they are a healthcare concierge company). He doesn't have much industry experience, but is a strong statistics academic with a Phd. Base: $125k, Options: 7k How and how much can he negotiate? Also he's not sure what to make of that 7k options number. It feels like they're low balling him on all fronts.
Huge red flag if a 10 yo "startup" is offering options still to employees
why is that?
Don't worry about options and how Uber perceives it's value. There are plenty of companies that did it hit their stride until 10 years after founding. Look at DocuSign.