Uber offer

Nov 17, 2017 51 Comments

So I have an offer at Uber for software dev 2, 550000 dollars in stock, how much will it really be about worth? How do I consider this ?

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  • Uber / Eng
    otter

    Go to company page Uber Eng

    otter
    Keep in mind that the current valuation was set 2 years ago. This is before UberEATS ate everyone's lunch, less than half the trips, and Dara came on board. Uber is highly undervalued. Take it!
    Nov 17, 2017 8
    • Uber / Eng
      otter

      Go to company page Uber Eng

      otter
      FB person: pure speculation without knowing internal numbers.

      Saleforce moron: No understanding of Growth companies. Lyft lost $600M with far far less global share. New CEO is amazing (unless you prefer TK?) which raises outlook greatly. Susan Fowler led to a ton of positive change culturally and comp-wise. A smart person would realize these are all positive events.

      Uber person: SB's funding is part of G series i.e. zero dilution. They're using their incredible leverage ($10B large) to get an amazing deal (instant return). No other investor would be able to do this. In fact, they're not letting any other investor in on this. It's brilliant really. Kudos to them.

      OP use your logic and it will serve you well. While everyone is running for the hills, you could get in when the valuation is beaten down and comp packages are high due to seller's market. Ride-sharing (and food delivery, self-driving) is here to stay. Uber is partnered with global leaders and will have enormous upside.

      Or you can join Salesforce. Hear there's a great future there.
      Nov 21, 2017
    • Otter: New CEO is amazing and that assertiveness in your voice : you do sound like a guy at the highest office
      Nov 21, 2017
  • LinkedIn / Eng
    bdjdihH

    Go to company page LinkedIn Eng

    PRE
    Microsoft
    bdjdihH
    Uber is a great product but am iffy about the culture. There are lots of very in experienced kids who are engineering managers. God bless the teams. The levels are over valued
    Nov 17, 2017 3
    • Uber
      Masayoshi

      Go to company page Uber

      Masayoshi
      Clearly your eng org’s level of ‘senior’ at one year out of college doesnt seem over valued at all! At 22 you must be industry veterans!
      Nov 19, 2017
    • LinkedIn / Eng
      sane17

      Go to company page LinkedIn Eng

      sane17
      I work at LinkedIn and LinkedIn's levels are a joke. 1 year to senior, 3 to staff. There are Jokers all around me who are staff
      Mar 11, 2019
  • VMware
    trollbully

    Go to company page VMware

    trollbully
    It's an amazing offer. There's a better than 50 percent chance you will be set for life in 4 years. Take it.
    Nov 18, 2017 13
    • Uber
      iamsusan

      Go to company page Uber

      iamsusan
      I don't think Apple and nvidia pay tier1 salaries.

      I would guess VMware = Apple > nvidia
      Nov 19, 2017
    • VMware
      trollbully

      Go to company page VMware

      trollbully
      Interesting.

      However, as happy as I am with vmw performance this year, it has been a very uneven ride over the years, with emc nearly driving this business into the ground and investors taking a while to trust Dell's stewardship.

      Whereas I think market growth of nvidia and Apple is a lock.

      No one going to Uber needs to worry about the board selling the company for 30 pieces of silver.
      Nov 19, 2017
  • Uber
    PM_ME_CODE

    Go to company page Uber

    PM_ME_CODE
    Very good equity for an Eng 2.
    Nov 18, 2017 0
  • Uber / Eng
    Rqwx5o

    Go to company page Uber Eng

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    Google
    Rqwx5o
    It's worth somewhere between what SoftBank pays and the old valuation. Nobody knows what it will be worth in the future. The people that claim 0 because of liquidity, don't know what they are talking about
    Nov 17, 2017 4
    • Uber
      iamsusan

      Go to company page Uber

      iamsusan
      Yeah we should all listen to some idiotic Intel guy about Uber's future, vs SoftBank who's investing 10B cold hard cash
      Nov 19, 2017
    • Uber
      Gnomewizar

      Go to company page Uber

      Gnomewizar
      @warrenG that’s the opposite actually. There are external players lining up to invest, and current stakeholders like employees who are ok with selling shares. But ok
      Nov 19, 2017