[scarface74]

But you have to include dilution. You’re speaking as a founder - not an employee.

If I join any of the BigTech companies (FAANG - Netflix + Microsoft), as a mid level developer, I’m guaranteed to get a $1 million+ four year offer and I don’t have to wait on an exit and pray for a successful exit. I can sell my RSUs at every vesting event. The average startup takes 7 years to exit. I would have also been hypothetically missing out on one of the greatest bull markers and seen my earlier grants more than double over the last five years.

I left out Netflix because even before the stock tanked, it should have never been grouped with the 1 trillion+ BigTech companies.