[0xbear]

That’s what people don’t get. It’s only really a decent outcome for the investors and the founders, and then only until you consider how long it took to get there. Front line grunt gets bupkis, and now has to find another job, because fuck working for a bank.

[hkmurakami]

I mean, there are many reasons to work for a startup but pay is not one of them. If you want the payout, work for one of the majors.

[0xbear]

That’s not what the founders will tell you. Even for employee #1 in 999 cases out of a 1000 it’s not really worth it, if the goal is to get ahead financially.