Re:An Offer
by brk on Sunday December 09, 2007 @07:10PM
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Here is something that I tell a lot of my friends that are looking to get into the "startup" world: You're going to get hosed on your first job.
The pay won't be what it should, you're likely to get a tiny percentage of stock that has a low probability of being worth much in the end. BUT, you'll be in the game, you'll learn a lot, and you'll meet smart people.
From this first experience you will enter into your second startup employment round better educated and in a better position to negotiate.
As long as you can live off the salary for a year or two, and they're covering your relocation, I'd say go for it and enjoy the ride. You can almost always move back to MO and be richer for the experience, if nothing else.
The pay won't be what it should, you're likely to get a tiny percentage of stock that has a low probability of being worth much in the end. BUT, you'll be in the game, you'll learn a lot, and you'll meet smart people.
From this first experience you will enter into your second startup employment round better educated and in a better position to negotiate.
As long as you can live off the salary for a year or two, and they're covering your relocation, I'd say go for it and enjoy the ride. You can almost always move back to MO and be richer for the experience, if nothing else.