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A comment on Tokyo vs. the Bay Area.

Re:Tokyo vs. the Bay Area by joesmo on Sunday August 30, 2015 @02:32PM (#10144113)
"Putting aside all other variables (changing skill-sets, technology trends, etc.), if you’re financially responsible and even if none of the 15 startups is a unicorn, at least one is bound to have a decent enough exit to pad a good nest-egg."

What? So 1 in 15 startups makes a big enough exit for not only the executives, but run of the mill engineers to have a good retirement? What universe is this guy from? I want to live in that universe!

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Re:Tokyo vs. the Bay Area by phamilton on Sunday August 30, 2015 @04:45PM (#10144441)
Not really retirement, but 200k in equity payout for a senior engineer isn't exactly rare.

I'd call 200k a "decent enough exit to pad a good nest-egg". It's not fantastic, it's not going to create a nest-egg, but it will "pad" a good nest-egg.

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