Curefit vs Discovery+

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Jun 6, 2021 19 Comments

Have been interviewing with a few start-ups and other companies for past one month. Been at Amazon for almost 5 years now. Definitely need a change. Got offer from curefit and discovery+ as of now.
Will break it down below for more clarity and fair comparison:
Curefit offer: Tech lead, 75lpa base + 30lacs esops (vesting over 4 years)
Discovery+ offer: SDE-3, 60lpa base+12lpa performance bonus + 2lacs joining bonus, 24K USD worth RSUs (vesting over 3 years)

No idea about Discovery's tech teams and culture as of now. May get exposure to the OTT tech stack but not sure about the projects landing in India as of now.
Heard good things about curefit's engineering culture and work. A lot of new initiatives are being taken post-pandemic in curefit.
Please help me decide.

YoE: 8
TC: 50 lpa (base + RSUs)

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#curefit

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    lovefaang

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    lovefaang
    Which company did you finally choose OP?
    Jul 8, 2021 3
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    goldnGat01

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    Still getting my head around the existing framework at CureFit. Engineering team is not too big. The resources need to be organized and structured well.

    Since they are expanding and scaling in various dimensions, now is the right time to build platforms for internal and operational tasks as well. They are not too heavy on documentation which I am insisting on a lot.

    I can definitely see there is a lot of room for improvement. Good thing is they are open to experiment and try out new things. They are also experimenting with ML and AI.
    And other thing that I appreciate is that each and every individual is empowered. Everyone's opinion matters. Obviously, approach is discussed and must be reasonable. I do understand that this is also because team size is not too big. But also, the project initiatives and proceedings are very transparent in nature. Product, Devs and even Ops contribute in planning and prioritizing the feature requirement.

    I have not been here for too long. But I can definitely say the day starts on a positive note.
    Jul 8, 2021 0
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    fygp81

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    fygp81
    Curefit offer is insane ! Indian startups are paying crazy salaries
    Jun 6, 2021 2
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      goldnGat01

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      Yeah. And not just curefit, other startups such as Rippling and all are paying crazy as well.

      As per other blind posts, even for L6 engineer in Amazon, the total compensation is around 1 cr. So, the curefit offer is very much aligned with the big player's offerings.
      Jun 6, 2021
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      fygp81
      Yes exactly. As good as L6 in Amazon
      Jun 6, 2021
  • Make it a pool, I’ll advise Discovery+
    Jun 6, 2021 4
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      goldnGat01

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      Even I feel OTT platform is full of opportunities right now. But I am not sure about the projects at discovery+ in India. Also, the team is very new. So, the work culture and practices are not very clear right now.

      I confirmed the acquisition news with curefit management. As per them, it's just another funding round. It has not been reported correctly by the media.

      Generally asking, which OTT were you a part of? And any specific reason as to why you moved out?
      Jun 6, 2021
    • I’ll DM you
      Jun 7, 2021
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    osJg67

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    Curefit future doesn't look great in face of pandemic
    Jun 7, 2021 1
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      goldnGat01

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      I showed similar concern but their leadership is trying a lot of new initiatives to support online fitness training programs.
      Also, once the lockdown is over, the cult centres will be back in operation. And now they are expanding cult fitness centers to outside India as well.
      I was doubtful as well but looks like they are exploring a lot of new areas because of this pandemic only.
      And they are also in talks of raising another round of funding.
      Jun 7, 2021