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Burner account. All numbers adjusted to USD: 2007: Junior developer $25k (no bonus) 2008: Project manager $50k (10% bonus) 2009: Project Manager $65k (10% bo

Burner account. All numbers adjusted to USD: 2007: Junior developer $25k (no bonus) 2008: Project manager $50k (10% bonus) 2009: Project Manager $65k (10% bonus) 2011: Senior Project Manager $92 (10% bonus) 2011: Product Manager $97k (Some worthless options as it turns out, and an approximately 8% bonus) 2012: Founded my own startup / developer $28k that year 2013: Startup founder / CTO $65k 2014: Startup founder / CTO $150k 2015: Startup founder / CTO $150k 2016: Startup founder / CTO $250k + 10% bonus (acquired) 2017: Startup founder / CTO $250k + 10% bonus 2018: Startup founder / CTO $325k + $100k bonus + $100k stock 2018: I'm now taking a break from work.

cheez 8y ago
So you had a new startup every year?
- hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
  Sorry, i should have been clearer. There were 2 distinct startups i founded during that time. One at the start of 2012, which died mid-2012, and the other started mid-2012 and I worked on all the way through till 2018. I should also mention, this was in Canada. And yeah, I didn't keep the PW to my previous burner account. Not used to posting anom info :-(
  - woogiewonka 8y ago
    I'm curious, was this pay from raised money or did you actually generate revenue to cover your pay?
    - hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
      When it was 65k it was just from raised money, just to take the focus away from how to pay rent and back on the business. We had revenue, but it was in my opinion insignificant (Less than $1 million). We bumped it to $150k around the time that we had about $5 million in revenue, and post acquisition it was increased by the purchaser several times.
arvinsim 8y ago
Seems to be that you went to the management pretty soon. Seems to pay much better.
- hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
  Yeah i guess that's just my strong suit so i went with it.
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salburn008 8y ago
Also a burner. All include health insurance. 2012: Graduated with CS degree from top 10 public school, 2.9 GPA 2013: Mid-sized co in Texas, Software engineer, $70k salary, $20k RSUs vesting over 4 years, ~5k/yr cash bonuses 2014: Same company, bump to $75k salary 2015: Same company, bump to $80k salary Later 2015: Jumped to seeded startup in Texas, software engineer, $70k salary, 50-70 hours/wk, aspirational but worthless equity options 2017: Same company, bump to $90k, 60-80 hours/wk, VP title (though doing work of a CTO), aspirational but worthless equity bonuses. 2018: Same company, no salary change, could request higher salary but have not because I am using it to make myself to work smarter rather than harder. Earning equity bonuses upon achieving targets. Generally working fewer hours now and have hired in some help so while responsibilities and problems are harder, work weeks are not so long. Expecting a salary increase to range of $110-130k within 12 months (else will quit and work on my own business ideas). I believe I could obtain a $130k salary elsewhere now but have not interviewed to to find out and am not inclined to.

cheez 8y ago

So you had a new startup every year?

hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
Sorry, i should have been clearer. There were 2 distinct startups i founded during that time. One at the start of 2012, which died mid-2012, and the other started mid-2012 and I worked on all the way through till 2018. I should also mention, this was in Canada. And yeah, I didn't keep the PW to my previous burner account. Not used to posting anom info :-(
- woogiewonka 8y ago
  I'm curious, was this pay from raised money or did you actually generate revenue to cover your pay?
  - hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
    When it was 65k it was just from raised money, just to take the focus away from how to pay rent and back on the business. We had revenue, but it was in my opinion insignificant (Less than $1 million). We bumped it to $150k around the time that we had about $5 million in revenue, and post acquisition it was increased by the purchaser several times.

arvinsim 8y ago

Seems to be that you went to the management pretty soon. Seems to pay much better.

hdsrtrthrth 8y ago
Yeah i guess that's just my strong suit so i went with it.

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salburn008 8y ago

Also a burner. All include health insurance. 2012: Graduated with CS degree from top 10 public school, 2.9 GPA 2013: Mid-sized co in Texas, Software engineer, $70k salary, $20k RSUs vesting over 4 years, ~5k/yr cash bonuses 2014: Same company, bump to $75k salary 2015: Same company, bump to $80k salary Later 2015: Jumped to seeded startup in Texas, software engineer, $70k salary, 50-70 hours/wk, aspirational but worthless equity options 2017: Same company, bump to $90k, 60-80 hours/wk, VP title (though doing work of a CTO), aspirational but worthless equity bonuses. 2018: Same company, no salary change, could request higher salary but have not because I am using it to make myself to work smarter rather than harder. Earning equity bonuses upon achieving targets. Generally working fewer hours now and have hired in some help so while responsibilities and problems are harder, work weeks are not so long. Expecting a salary increase to range of $110-130k within 12 months (else will quit and work on my own business ideas). I believe I could obtain a $130k salary elsewhere now but have not interviewed to to find out and am not inclined to.