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> One possible explanation is that our data is dominated by startups, which lean toward equity-heavy compensation. This, for so many reasons, but mostly for tw
by CalChris 9y ago
> One possible explanation is that our data is dominated by startups, which lean toward equity-heavy compensation.
This, for so many reasons, but mostly for two that stick out:
Startups are cash poor and options rich.
A stock option and less than market compensation aligns incentives.
- notyourday 9y agoi.e. startups value compensation in number of power ball tickets they issue to engineers. The number of tickets is capped at 10.