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Not at all. These are senior-level positions and you need to get good people there. If you value them less than other positions, you'll get second-class hires
by jdp23 16y ago
Not at all. These are senior-level positions and you need to get good people there. If you value them less than other positions, you'll get second-class hires -- which will cause huge problems going forward.
- anamax 16y agoThey're not getting that kind of equity upside from not-startups. Note that you are valuing them more than folks who are actually producing the first version of the product. Do you really think that the VP of HR is more essential than a lead engineer?
- jdp23 16y agoyes, once you get to a certain size (or for corporate counsel, start doing big or complex deals) and the best corporate counsels and HR people get very good compensation from not-startups.
- anamax 16y ago> yes, once you get to a certain size (or for corporate counsel, start doing big or complex deals) > and the best corporate counsels and HR people get very good compensation from not-startups We're talking about startups....
- jdp23 16y agoFred's talking about startups that take venture funding, who frequently do grow to this level.