3 ms·
> So are you saying that non-salary benefits are bullshit? I'm saying the reasons startups typically give to justify their low salaries are largely bullshit an
by throwaway9412 8y ago
> So are you saying that non-salary benefits are bullshit?
I'm saying the reasons startups typically give to justify their low salaries are largely bullshit and not persuasive.
> How can a startup compete for talent against these behemoths?
Outside of paying more, they really can't compete head-to-head with the behemoths. They should really focus on hiring junior people who can't or won't work for Google/Facebook. Case in point: someone wants to work on self-driving cars but Google won't hire them to work in that group. That's someone a self-driving car startup has a shot at hiring.
- mmt 8y ago> They should really focus on hiring junior people who can't or won't work for Google/Facebook. This is also antithetical to (some) startups' way of thinking, which is that they must hire only senior/"top" engineers because that's the only way to get a product out fast enough. Similarly, mentorship (something TFA does advocate) is seen as too much of a time/resource sink, a luxury only behemoths can afford. This attitude makes some sense at seed stage, but after a few dozen senior engineers on staff, it loses credibility.