Buffer's transparency dashboard: Public salaries, equity and more

Re:Buffer's transparency dashboard: Public salaries, equity ... by pyb on Friday July 10, 2015 @02:51PM (#9865959)

I am surprised that this equity distribution isn't raising more eyebrows. Is this considered normal by anyone ?

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Re:Buffer's transparency dashboard: Public salaries, equity ... by kwang88 on Friday July 10, 2015 @04:27PM (#9866524)

I might be ignorant, but if they hit profitability relatively early in their hiring (and meaningfully de-risked themselves as a result), I could see them having the leverage to parcel out lower equity amounts.

Were you expecting a shallower decline in equity grants over time? Definitely curious to hear what others view as an expected employee equity structure.

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Re:Buffer's transparency dashboard: Public salaries, equity ... by pyb on Friday July 10, 2015 @05:09PM (#9866709)

Well yes. Joel has been at Buffer for 6 years and Andy for 4 years. Joel has 42 times more equity than Andy. How's that make sense ?

Anyway, I want to stop picking on this particular startup because, from looking at Angellist ballpark offers and various HN comments, this is seen as the normal.

I find this reassuring in a way. That Silicon Valley is cocking up on this vital issue so vastly and consistently shows that it's still being run by fallible humans...

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Re:Buffer's transparency dashboard: Public salaries, equity ... by pyb on Friday July 10, 2015 @05:12PM (#9866725)

Also, kudos to Buffer for opening themselves up to criticism from randos such as myself

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