I agree, if you're able and willing to pay market salaries rather than 80% of market plus some ephemeral equity that you've no realistic possibility of realizing value for...
But if there is no equity that is not a market salary anymore.
Apple/Google/Facebook/etc has market salary and equity (and/or bonus). So if you take away the equity the salary needs a significant bump to be comparable.
A startup with no plans for an exit seems to not be a good thing for employees.
Apple/Google/Facebook/etc has market salary and equity (and/or bonus). So if you take away the equity the salary needs a significant bump to be comparable.
A startup with no plans for an exit seems to not be a good thing for employees.