Re:If founders treated their investors the same way they tre...
by dinht on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:30PM
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Certainly you can get a considerable amount of salary, depending on your angle of working in a startup.
In the recent career changes, I often look at 1-2 years old start-up where tech side has been rather stagnant.
My angle is clear -> getting stuffs done, move the tech forward and make sure it is aligned with the company's direction
But this is not enough for founders to have a peace of mind regarding your commitment.
- If you have already built a reputation, then that's enough for you to argue for a market rate salary.
- Else you would need to trade for some equity.
What are you getting out of this compared to a corp job:
- The work is likely more interesting.
- Away from corporate landscape (if that's not your thing)
- Gaining experience in new domain, doing thing in new ways.
But this is not enough for founders to have a peace of mind regarding your commitment.
- If you have already built a reputation, then that's enough for you to argue for a market rate salary.
- Else you would need to trade for some equity.
What are you getting out of this compared to a corp job:
- The work is likely more interesting.
- Away from corporate landscape (if that's not your thing)
- Gaining experience in new domain, doing thing in new ways.