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Don't be greedy. Google is a gold-plated brand name that will offer tens if not hundreds of individuals smarter than you. 6% options is about average for a co-
by wallflower 8y ago
Don't be greedy. Google is a gold-plated brand name that will offer tens if not hundreds of individuals smarter than you.
6% options is about average for a co-founder-level tech lead at a very small company.
You have to be realistic about your expectations for equity. It is more likely the company gets acquired than goes IPO. If the company gets acquired for $100M, then you may bring home around $4M post tax.
What is the company's competitive advantage? Usually, especially in AI/ML, it is the people already working there. Who is working there that will be smarter and more experienced than you that you can learn from?
Or will you be the chief cook and bottle washer?
- dagss 8y ago"6% options is about average for a co-founder-level tech lead at a very small company." Even if true, the fact that there are a lot of gullible young tech leads driving this average down is no good reason that the poster should be equally gullible. Do the startup thing when it can be your thing. "First employee" is really the worst of all worlds.