Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?

Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by leahcim on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:06PM (#17287418)

Stock markets have fared quite well in the past 5 years which explains why compensation is so good. But what if there is a market crash?

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by nieksand on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:18PM (#17287553)

Three quick thoughts:

* The base compensation and benefits alone, even if RSUs became worthless, are still serious money.

* I would expect startups founded and running in today's boom market to fair worse than established firms. Short runways, limited revenue, and a sudden contraction in funding availability is not a great mix.

* If the lucrative comp packages of the big companies collapses, the world of startups will still be there for you. You'll have the added advantage of a very healthy bank balance going in.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by mrep on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:20PM (#17287585)

I believe those tend to hurt startups worse because even more of those startups go bankrupt thus causing you to lose your job at the worst possible time.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by emodendroket on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:48PM (#17287874)

I guess a lot of startups would shutter

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