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Re:Big Company vs. Startup Work and Compensation by dsacco on Friday December 18, 2015 @02:04PM (#10760250)
Yes, there are if's involved. It is not certain that you will achieve senior tier at a large company in a metropolitan area. But you are also not certain to earn anything from your startup equity.

I will reiterate - you are more likely to reach $250k working at a large company than you are to earn it (in salary or lump sum) at a startup.

This has been corroborated by numerous individual's experience in this thread, including my own. I personally interact with companies that pay this on a weekly basis.

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Re:Big Company vs. Startup Work and Compensation by mkozlows on Friday December 18, 2015 @05:28PM (#10761416)
You need to quit saying "a metropolitan area" when you mean "Silicon Valley and a few places that have satellite offices for companies based in Silicon Valley," is the thing.

Show me the companies in Columbus, OH that pay that way. Or Milwaukee, WI. Or or or.

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Re:Big Company vs. Startup Work and Compensation by darpa_escapee on Saturday December 19, 2015 @03:36PM (#10764746)
New York, Philly and DC exist. They all have tech markets that are not at all dependent on SV.
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Re:Big Company vs. Startup Work and Compensation by ngoede on Saturday December 19, 2015 @11:52PM (#10766099)
It is my experience that these figures are well on the high side for Philly though.
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