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Re:Splunk acquires cloud monitoring service SignalFx for $1.05B by docker_up on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:53AM (#20765059)
I worked at a YC startup. I was employee #35-40, the company got bought out, I made about $80k from my options over 4 years, two cofounders probably made at least $50M each.

Overall, it wasn't worth it. To make life changing amount, you need to join a company where the market cap goes to $10B+, but even then a Google employee probably would make more overall and with greater reliability than most startups.

Re:Splunk acquires cloud monitoring service SignalFx for $1.05B by repomies691 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:41AM (#20767914)
> To make life changing amount, you need to join a company where the market cap goes to $10B+, but even then a Google employee probably would make more overall and with greater reliability than most startups.

Btw, have to take in to account that it is also about where you can actually get in. It can be quite difficult (sometimes) to get a position at Google. Startup jobs are often easy to get if you are in the right place at the right time.

Re:Splunk acquires cloud monitoring service SignalFx for $1.05B by broknbottle on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:29AM (#20767791)
so you're telling me there's a chance ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA