[fasteddie]

This is a great, clean explainer.

Series B seems to be the sweet spot to me if you would like to avoid working at a FAANG but want similar EV in your comp package, assuming you are decently good at guessing winners.

At that point the company is meaningfully de-risked but the equity offers are still pretty good for mid-career folks that you end up with millions in a good exit.

[xtracto]

I've come to prefer post-Series A startups. In my experience Series B tended to be the moment where the startup beings to establish "controls" and bureaucracy for things. It is when you start setting OKRs, it is when you start having 2 or more tiers of mid-management and "policy documents" start flying around.

For me, post Series A is the sweet spot when there are exciting problems to solve and you still have good leeway to make things happen without too much red tape.