> is there actually any reason to pay below-market? "market" is a big chunk of change. "Google salary" is not market. It's closer to 50% of market. (GSUs and a

> is there actually any reason to pay below-market? "market" is a big chunk of change. "Google salary" is not market. It's closer to 50% of market. (GSUs and annual bonus are significant aspects of comp that are basically cash). "Netflix salary" is market, and for a series A company there are a lot of reasons not to pay senior engineers 300k+.