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- Best Fintech Saas Startups Hello Blind community! I’m thinking it’s time to leave my current gig. Does anyone know of interesting fintech startups that are having lots of growth / hiring? #Fintech #payments #sales
- vote Recruiter wants me to accept offer within 72-hours or it's rescinded. Is this a red flag? TC: 130k Update: I rejected the offer. I had technically only 1 work day to decide. I was given the offer on Friday night.
- vote RSUs or ISOs ? Which is more favorable ISO or RSU ? Most startups offer only ISOs. But I am at a loss as to why would people put their own capital to get paper money when they are exercising options at a strike price? At what upside % does it make it worth putting your own money in ? I am sure I am missing somet
- How to evaluate equity in startups at series A and B. I received an offer from 2 startups, one series A and one series B. Series A: 100mil valuation, 0.15% equity, 180k base Series B: 350mil valuation, 0.04% equity, 175k base How do I technically compare the equity between these offers? And how do people negotiate for more equity at early stage st
- link Bolt, what is your founder scared of? Ryan Breslow seems to be anticipating something big from NYTimes. Can someone please knock some sense into this guy? Not everybody can be Papa Elon. Context: https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1514385094403833862 https://www.bolt.com/ #bolt
- vote What fintech would you join? We’ve all seen the turmoil in public market fintech valuations over last few months. Which companies (especially private) do you expect to weather the storm and thrive in this environment? Obviously some super hyped companies (e.g. Brex / Ramp / Chime), but have they grown valuations too quickly a
- Am I understanding valuation and my equity right? Left a FAANG, joined a seed-stage startup as a senior IC. My new base salary is close to my pre-pandemic-job-boom total TC (~200k), with 5% equity. Fast forward a few months on the job, software is nearing launch for first customer, team is coming together decently, backlog of customers waiting to
- Recommendation of US startups hiring in Europe Would you have recommendations of US startups hiring in Europe either remotely or with an office overseas? I’m moving to Europe due to personal reasons and would like to find a startup (ideally series A+) to stay for a very long time. I’m a Data Scientist, TC 250K, YoE 7. Open to earn a lot less i
- The startup I work for will surely blow through all of their cash before they break even Recently joined a new start up for the TC. I had no offers that could come close to what they offered me, including my old job for that matter. Now that I’m on the inside, I am dead certain this company will go broke within 2 years tops. They’ve hired 100-200 employees this year and want to hire an
- Company making me do everything on my laptop Is it a red flag that my company is not giving me any infrastructure to work with since I am having issue running code on my laptop. Context: I work part time at a start up that requires you to bring your own devices and I decided to get a new M1 Pro since I am planning on using that device beyond
- Thoughts on Genies the avatar startup? I'm looking at Genies the avatar startup but don't know much about the startup space. Would love any thoughts or intel on longevity, potential, the web3/nft/avatar space generally and what differentiates Genies from other startups and/or big tech developing similar technologies. Thank you! TC $680k
- Startup offer eval Offer details: $185K base + 0.05% equity over 4 years (~$400K value) The startup is Series C at ~$800M valuation, and I'm optimistic about growth potential YOE: 6 years, 3 as PM Current TC: ~$330K (170K base) I'm optimizing for career growth and interesting work but want to know if this offer is
- Going IPO or not Are there any particular things to look out for if a company is going to go to an IPO? Do they have to file paperwork for a number of months before it? Would there be anything in the public domain which can help determine if it is happening or not?
- Startup company with a strong design culture? Looking for startups with a strong design culture... Where would that be? #startup #design #startups #culture
- Anyone has any insight on qualia? Hello there, One of my friend was recently hit with layoff and now is about to get an offer from Qualia. Is anyone able to share how the company is overall? How is work life balance? How is management? Is he company doing good? Any useful info will be greatly appreciated.
- What to expect from ChowNow software engineer interview Have an initial phone interview coming up. They say it'll be a collaborative interview using hackerrank. Does anyone have more info about what to expect? Also, how is ChowNow? Current company Amazon TC: 251 YOE: 4 #chownow
- vote Help evaluate my offer Hi, I received offer from 2 different start-ups. Both have decent reputations and reviews on Blind: 1. Series-E: $310k + options (net equity value: $1.12M / 4 years) 2. Series-G $200k + RSUs ($0.84MM / 4 years) Blind tax: YoE: 12 Current TC: $345k
- link 90k -> 150k FOLLOW UP: I got stabbed in the back by my company Follow up to this post: "Just got stabbed in the back by my company. (Work Visa)" https://us.teamblind.com/s/gdYpGdUV TC almost doubled. New position is remote (SF based). Awesome people. Company started by ex-Googlers and initial team consists of all top companies’ SWEs. Really nice people with g
- Early stage startup looking to connect Hey everyone , I made a post a while back about my startup and want to say thank you for all of the support we got! We got over 50 messages on the post and almost 100 dms and still counting as of last week. Wanted to share my progress and see if anyone was in the area. Just closed a pre seed wit
- Start up stock option offer evaluation Want to get some help evaluating stock option offer for a series B. Should I be assessing the offer by looking at the % of shares or the “value” of the options (strike price times # of options)? Is $1.7million worth of options (0.1% of company) considered a good equity offer? 8 YOE Current TC 350
- Anyone deal with equity/stock in a startup Non-Profit? Hey it’s as the title says, just curious if anyone has dealt/has experience negotiating when it comes to non-profits. Is there anything I should consider, or be knowledgeable about? Of course salary always gets discussed, but curious since I’m going in as tech facing side, either a ScrumMaster/Prod
- What are the most interesting Canadian startups or west? 10 YOE in data and analytics strategy and interested in moving from consulting. Who is doing cool stuff and has potential?
- Referral for Discord please Is there a hiring freeze in discord? I have reached out to dozenzzzz of recruiters, managers for discord and no reply backs. Can someone please help with referral or connection with a recruiter!
- Series A Offer evaluation Backed by promising investment firm/individuals I don't wanna name. Cool product with good amount of upside with a proven/polished MVP, but there's definitely a lot to build out as a team. Current TC: 300k New offer: Size: 10~20 employees Role: Tech Lead Cash: 250k Starting bonus: 40k Equity: 0.8
- Instacart or doordash? Which company has better potential? What about TC, how do they compare? Thanks TC: 400k Yoe: 8
- Burning through funding and struggling with traction, when to call it quits? Startup I joined 1 year ago has a significant amount of funding and a solid team, but the product is struggling to gain traction and morale is starting to slip. My question is: When is the right time to start polishing the resume? I love my teammates and feel like I made a commitment to this company
- Job role for a corporate kiss ass? In the C-Suite we aren’t good at kissing ass, and this seems to be a necessary skill when dealing with corporate clients and attracting funding in further rounds. Is there an accurate job role that fits this description? I’m thinking of some sort of MBA. YOE: 6 TC: £180k
- Pensando acquisition How much money did people make with pensando acquisition? Was it profitable to employees?
- Seed Stage Startup Offer Evaluation Offer: Base 147k, 0.5% Equity Details: Seed funding: 5m Valuation: 42m Employee #7 YOE: 4 Role: Backend Engineer Location: Remote (But company is based in NYC) Honestly, their offer was more than I expected, and I haven't even given them a number yet. I've been having a bit of a hard time gauging
- Salary at San Francisco based (but fully remote) start-up? I have a job offer for a mid-level role as a FE web dev using React. I (as most others who work there) will be working remotely full-time with only a few IRL meetings per year. The industry is cybersecurity if that helps. It’s a pretty well established start up (whose software is used by tier 1 com
- Clipboard Health Case Study Currently in the process of interviewing for a strategy and ops role. Looking to make a switch into a start up from the finance industry. Any idea of what to expect for TC or how best to attack case study? Current TC: 210k YOE: 4
- Anyone working on something interesting in edtech? Inherently interested in improving higher education. If you or someone you know is working on a startup in the space lmk in the comments #startup #edtech #tech
- Senior AE looking for new opportunity Currently a Senior AE for a SaaS company focused on Mid-market and Enterprise. Also have experience in software engineering. I feel my skillset and network can be better utilized at a company that is more established and has a better vision. Current company has a phenomenal product, but doesn’t hav
- vote Lucrative offer from late-stage startup but… Current job and offered job are both based in Indiana. Current job with Cummins provides reliable immigration support. Stage 1 of my permanent residency process has been initiated and my estimate is, I am roughly 21 months away from Stage 2 i.e. an approved I-140. If I accept an offer with this sta
- Hottest enterprise startups of 2022? What do you think are the hottest enterprise startups going to be in 2022? Why?
- What should a L6 Eng/PM receive in equity in a series B startup? Want to understand what is considered a good equity offer in a series B - % of ownership (# of options granted/total diluted shares) - value of equity (preferred price x number of options) YOE 8 TC 380k
- Chief Product Officer (CPO) comp eval I have an offer from a startup. Looking for an evaluation of the offer. Base 170k Equity 0.9% Company: <50 employees 30M valuation at last seed round of 6M Company has multiple Fortune 500 paying customers under longer term contracts#startup #equity My YOE 14 Current TC 450K I’m not sure what
- Start-up Offer Evaluation Just been offered 155K Annual Salary, 60K Options over 4 years, and 10% annual bonus based on performance at a SAAS startup. Company received Series A funding with evaluation of 75-100M. Supposedly, they are in the process of negotiating a a Series B. Company claims stocks will 4x once that happen
- Evaluate startup offer I received a startup offer from series-c startup. They are giving me stock options based on their future projected valuation. Vesting is heavily back loaded. Is it worth joining? The offer is for Sr. Director role. Offered base - 285k Offered stock options -$750k worth at current valuation over 4
- Is it hard to find a new job if a startup fails? I’ve worked for large public companies my whole career. Just accepted a role at a pre-series A startup as a business analyst / product management analyst. Im curious, is leaving a failed start-up looked down upon? Just want to understand the outlook in the worst case scenario. Thanks YOE: 4 TC: 1
- Joining a Series D startup - IPO considerations Received an offer from a series D startup with plans and trajectory to IPO in 3 years. I’ve only worked at public companies before so wanted to ask what not so obvious risks, factors to look into, and questions I should ask about while I do my due diligence? Also, is there any way to determine if
- vote Airbyte hyper valued st 1.5 billion? How much do you think AirByte original value is at? I find it hard to believe that a company with next to nothing in revenue is valued at 1.5 billion because of their open source community. Is this the right time to join airbyte, after their highly inflated round?
- Blind for start up founders Is there a blind for start up founders ? Somewhere to discuss funding rounds, VC quirks etc. Would probably require manual verification but the number of founders is smaller than the number of employees Anyone wanna build it ?
- vote Remitly/Gusto/Flexport offer #startup #gusto #flexport #remitly Not final numbers but not caring that much on small gaps, asking for 3-5yrs growth potential more from business/stock perspective. All packages are around 500k on 4yrs average Remitly stock has a bounce potential Gusto valued at hot market, seems have the best
- vote Rate my series C offer The current valuation is 1.3b. huge market and tremendous growth YOE: 15, bay area Architect, 310k + 500k options (0.08%) with strike $0.7 and prefer price $2.2
- What is your dream company to work at if every company paid the same? We talk so much about TC here. Where would you work if TC was the same everywhere? (This isn’t a socialism vs capitalism debate, just want to hear about some cool companies)
- link FAST shut down - DBC analysis https://www.reddit.com/r/DIgitalBadassClub/comments/u5ammv/silicon_valley_startup_fast_shuts_down_dbc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf #startups #venturecapital #unicorns
- link Rivian Staff ERP Analyst EWM Compensation Hello Rivian folks, What would be an expected compensation for Staff Analysts at Rivian? Job link: https://boards.greenhouse.io/rivian/jobs/4844699003 Current TC: 100k #compensation #rivianautomotive
- Looking for help. Trying to develop a B2C fintech platform. Looking for Front-end, Backend Engineers.
- Trying to evaluate the quality of this Series A offer I'm currently an L4 (soon to be L5) SWE at Google, TC 380K, 5 YOE. I just got an offer from a Series A startup with a $183 million valuation: 160k base, $180k equity (15,000 ISOs), or about 0.1%. I can't help but feel disappointed in this offer, as I was hoping for more equity. Thoughts?