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We're glad to bring some data to the age-old hacker news discussion topic; upside opportunity at startups for employees.

Layoffs

Down round

Time between funding rounds

Headcount growth

The four data points above are the most publicly-available, easily-benchmarkable metrics to figure out where your startup stands. We dived in to the data to see just what their impacts are on a startup's odds of success.

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I wouldn't put too much weight on the quality of life index (except for the factors it takes into account). We just included it to give some context outside of earnings, but of course, it is limited in scope. I also would be hesitant to use it to say City A is "twice as good" as City B, but just that City A is ranked higher than City B.

Definitely true! There are software developers in every demographic. We (Codementor) just hoped this may be a good jumping-off point to compare salaries across cities while taking into account taxes, costs, etc. Family benefits, healthcare, and the costs of raising a family change things, you're right.