Startup?

Jan 30, 2020 14 Comments

So I signed a Facebook SWE offer (return intern) that starts later in the year, but a startup wants me to intern with them and potentially join them as a FTE. The FTE salary is less than the Facebook salary, but its a good amount of equity and what I think is a good idea (hospital AI stuff), and the company has gone through YC already.

Any advice? I'll intern for sure, but IG its hard to know if I should join them full time? Thanks!

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  • Amazon
    tbcusbav

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    tbcusbav
    Nah, startups are risky and probably not worth it. Facebook will make you rich
    Jan 30, 2020 2
    • NIO / Product
      LeakySky

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      LeakySky
      At this stage FB will make you well off in an upper middle class way but definitely not rich ;-)
      Jan 30, 2020
    • OP
      I guess that FB is a more stable and sure way of "getting rich" (but not actually rich), but I suppose there are connections that I could make through this startup (we're all Stanford people) that could lead to maybe more startups and eventually a really successful one? I guess these are things its hard for you guys to give advice on if you don't know the details of the company and what not but maybe I'm looking for personal experiences or something where someone chose a startup over a big company (or the other way around) and what they think in retrospect, or any other general advice. Thanks :)
      Jan 30, 2020
  • Juniper
    changed4u

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    changed4u
    Whats the offered tc?
    Jan 30, 2020 6
  • innRoad
    sMvJ48

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    sMvJ48
    Take FB, you can start your own start up in 5 years and own 100x the equity.
    Jan 30, 2020 0
  • Amazon
    OkkkBoomer

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    OkkkBoomer
    If this is Fathom Health, I think you should consider
    Jan 30, 2020 1
  • Aktana
    sgFd37

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    sgFd37
    This
    Jan 30, 2020 0