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Re:Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past dec... by bombcar on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:03AM (#32850451)
The only acquihire I was remotely involved with resulted in stock worth something, but on the amounts of low thousands for the chief engineer.

Many many many startups don’t even get that much. They fold entirely or get acquihired for “hey you still have a job”.

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Re:Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past dec... by IaacForHire on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:52AM (#32851078)
The best I ever did with a startup was in 2002 when everybody went under. I made about $200k in 10 months buying routers and switches from startups and selling them to VARs. I have a folder somewhere in storage with all of my stock certs. I framed the worthless one from Napster :)
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