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If you’re writing software used by billion people, your employer can probably afford to pay you more than if you’re writing software used by a million people. O
by paulsutter 8y ago
If you’re writing software used by billion people, your employer can probably afford to pay you more than if you’re writing software used by a million people. Or 100,000, or 1000, or 10 people.
Market multiples will go through ups and downs, and they’re high now for the major tech companies, but it’s not entirely surprising that the major companies pay well.