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Startup mergers and acquisitions are also trending downward. Translation for tech employees: - If you accepted a lower salary in exchange for equity, you most
by mychael 9y ago
Startup mergers and acquisitions are also trending downward.
Translation for tech employees:
- If you accepted a lower salary in exchange for equity, you most likely got a bad deal.
- If you worked somewhere long enough to vest 100% of your options, you're probably underpaid (because people who hop around tend to earn more).
https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/05/markets-are-strong-but-big-startup-ma-deals-just-arent-happening/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/05/markets-are-strong-but-big...
- vadimberman 9y ago> Startup mergers and acquisitions are also trending downward. That's not what the TechCrunch article actually says. The article says that the big mergers and acquisitions are down. But the big M&A are the economic equivalent of luxury real estate deals. Do you really care that a Hollywood celebrity can't sell his or her mansion at a nice price? Most people are interested in their segment. In fact, smaller M&A deals are on the rise: http://www.successfulacquisitions.net/ma-today-smaller-deals-are-on-the-rise/ http://www.successfulacquisitions.net/ma-today-smaller-deals..., and the chances are, your startup, if it does not go belly up, will end up in this category. Huge M&A are difficult to pull properly. The fact that there are fewer is a good thing. It will also make the evaluations more reality-based and not based on "but mommy, I wanna be a unicorn too".
- mychael 9y agoInteresting. Thanks for sharing!
- dilyevsky 9y agoDoesn't matter if you vested everything or received refreshes, raises, etc. Your measly 10% raise every successful promotion once every 2 years is nothing compared to offers doubling for experienced engineers over the past 5-6 years (at least in SV).