> I truly don't think most people that argue to work for a startup have internalized the compensation at the big tech companies. Completely agree. For instance

> I truly don't think most people that argue to work for a startup have internalized the compensation at the big tech companies. Completely agree. For instance I don't think anyone who throws around the term "market rate salary" has updated their definition of it to include these dramatically higher numbers. Not to mention, housing costs in the bay area have followed (or been driven by, depending on your perspective) these rising big co salaries. Meaning that startup salaries not only haven't kept up, they may have even gone down in terms of how much money you take home after paying for housing.