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A comment on Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starting bonus).

Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by redrory on Sunday September 23, 2007 @02:23PM (#58579)
Is $25k starting bonus a usual thing? I now use this over meebo, so fast and clean
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Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by alaskamiller on Sunday September 23, 2007 @05:38PM (#58619)
that bonus is your pay. the salary is just sweat equity. i've been tricked by this before.
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Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by menloparkbum on Sunday September 23, 2007 @07:01PM (#58636)
It does sound like an old dot.com 1.0 scam: $25K starting bonus!!! And your salary is... stock options!

If it is $25K bonus plus $100K salary plus 2-4% of the company, it is worth considering.

The person they are looking for is hard to find and would be worth $95-$140K STARTING at another startup.

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Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by rms on Sunday September 23, 2007 @07:22PM (#58639)
There is no way that the founder of imo.im is dumb enough to not pay a salary. This job has to have a six figure salary.
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Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by aston on Sunday September 23, 2007 @03:40PM (#58592)
$25k starting bonus is unusual, so far as I know, particularly for an early stage startup that, in theory, has no money and would mostly be paying someone like employee #2 mostly in equity.
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Re:Paul Buchheit Affiliated imo.im Seeks Hacker ($25k starti... by far33d on Sunday September 23, 2007 @04:23PM (#58605)
It's a good way to help someone along who might have significant unvested options at a larger company. It might not match the "on the table" money, but might sweeten the deal a bit.
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