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mnoronha | 10 months ago

right -- much of the reasoning is also an argument against being an early employee. the main difference is the employee probably has more leverage against being diluted in later rounds.

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bombcar|10 months ago

“Early employee” used to mean 90% of boring tech job salary + some gambling options.

Now it’s often 40% or lower of a tech salary and some gambling options

dhruvrrp|10 months ago

Isn't it exactly the opposite? It used to be low salary + gambling, but now that most people know how easy it is to screw early employees, folks ask for high(er) salary + gambling