Solid founding team, solid VCs, competitive base salary (125k in Bay Area), product is in my domain of interest. Alternatives are Uber and Rubrik. Money isn’t super relevant since new grad tc is mostly uniform and 20k isn’t life changing.
Mistake no, ideal yes.
Yes it is, you won't be able to rely on as many experienced employees compared to a bigger company so you'll stunt your growth
$20k At your first job is a bigger deal than you think because future TC will be influenced negatively because of it. Lot's of studies back ing this up
The difference mostly comes from me valuing the equity at 0, and no annual cash bonus. No other offers have a higher base
if you already have uber on your resume, sure why not. sounds like that’s where your gut intuition is leaning anyway
Yeah, it’s a very unique opportunity. I’m hesitant because people around here seem to think that internships don’t have resume value after graduating college. Concerned that in the worst case scenario, it might be harder to jump to a good opportunity after this.
"How to build a working, scalable, performant web service that thousands of real customers use, working alongside dozens of highly experienced individuals" (or whatever is the equivalent in your field) is something I'd assume is important when you start your career. FANG, Microsoft, etc give you that experience. Your startup may or may not. Startups regularly do short cuts and quick fixes, it's good to know them, but I'd wonder if it's the foundation you want to build. Don't ask this question on Blind, ask someone 40+ or older that you deeply respect. Could be your favorite CS Prof.
Thank you, this seems like a strong argument against the startup.
You got it all the other way around men. Big tech does all the shitty fixes and everything is so abstracted that you don't learn shit. It's like you are a coding factory worker. Startups on the other hand, will show you the whole picture and throw you big problems. I've never seen so crappy code until I joined FAANG
Sounds like you got a good head on your shoulders unlike some of these kids who are only looking at TC. TC will come if you’re a good engineer. I would say go with the one that gives you the opportunity to make a difference and there’s someone to mentor you. These were 2 keys to starting my career off right. You don’t always find this in big companies.
What's the startup's funding situation? This is a super important question. If it doesn't have at least 2 years of funding without increasing burn, forget about it.
They have ~6 years of funding at current burn rate, or 3 years if it doubled tomorrow
Sounds pretty solid. Find out at what rate their burn is increasing. If they are B2C, find out their CAC and LTV. If those figures are unknown, years of remaining funding is difficult to estimate
Most startups fail. You will reap the rewards if you are lucky enough. Unfortunately solid founding team means zilch in determining whether it will pass or fail. Make sure you are compensated for that risk accordingly. I’m taking about equity.
I’m more in favor of a good large Corp for 1-2 years after school. It gives you a good idea of how engineering is done at scale and best practices. Start ups often aren’t operating at scale and don’t have time for best practices all the way through.
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If you already have some brand name on your resume (company or school) I’d say go for it. Otherwise I’d be more careful but might be the right thing anyway.
I go to a decent UC school (not Berkeley or LA) and have Uber on my resume from an internship, with an impactful project. Does that count as brand name?
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