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Re:Big Tech Company Salaries Are Hurting Startups by Retric on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @10:36AM (#13986584)
The odds of getting a six figure payout at a startup is lower than the odds of getting a six figure annual salary at bigco. Which dramatically changes the math.

The real startup appeal is you don't need to be great or play the game, you just need to be lucky.

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Re:Big Tech Company Salaries Are Hurting Startups by kudokatz on Thursday March 30, 2017 @08:59AM (#13994934)
> The odds of getting a six figure payout at a startup is lower than the odds of getting a six figure annual salary at bigco.

Well-funded, small start-ups that are high growth can still get to 80% of "bigco" salaries--well into six figures. If you are fine on a bit less (which is still a LOT more than many make), then you can also get more freedom and a few lottery tickets thrown in.

Some even build a "diversified portfolio" out of those tickets.

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