Re:Ask HN: founders wants me to join for just equity, how mu...
by vaksel on Friday February 19, 2010 @11:15AM
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employees never make money in a startup, unless the company becomes Google size.
Let's say they give you 10% equity.
And let's be realistic. Even if the company succeeds, can the company become a 20 million dollar company in 5 years? 10 million? 5 million? 2 million? Or is it more likely to just be a $500K/yr business?
So if you pass the hurdle of failure, which has an insane rate on the web...how much would you really be making realistically?
Just remember to always include opportunity costs in your calculations. Is the risk justified, when you can make $450-500K in those 5 years, just being a regular coder.
Let's say they give you 10% equity.
And let's be realistic. Even if the company succeeds, can the company become a 20 million dollar company in 5 years? 10 million? 5 million? 2 million? Or is it more likely to just be a $500K/yr business?
So if you pass the hurdle of failure, which has an insane rate on the web...how much would you really be making realistically?
Just remember to always include opportunity costs in your calculations. Is the risk justified, when you can make $450-500K in those 5 years, just being a regular coder.