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If you exclude the CEO at many SV companies there are most certainly ICs who make as much as people at that level all over the Bay. Certainly that’s true at Squ
by iaresee 7y ago
If you exclude the CEO at many SV companies there are most certainly ICs who make as much as people at that level all over the Bay. Certainly that’s true at Square.
- bradleyjg 7y agoI’m not sure I understand what you’re saying. Okay exclude the CEO (why though?), are you saying the second highest compensated person at Square is an IC?
- iaresee 7y agoYes. The second highest paid person at Square is likely an IC. There are a number of year zero ICs there still that aren’t reporting to Jack. Exclude the CEO because it’s a singular position. Only one person can be CEO. There’s no IC equivalent to it because it’s a unique position.
- dilyevsky 7y agoMore like CEO, all other Cs, SVPs and VPs, then yeah! Basically principal tops out at sr director MAYBE
- schrodinger 7y agoThat’s probably true, but there are a lot less highly paid ICs at the top than there are highly paid managers. So yes, you _can_ make the same, but your odds are a lot worse.
- iaresee 7y agoI don’t disagree with the imbalance or odds. Impact required to be that highly paid an IC usually boils down to “create the thing the company earns a large portion of its revenue selling” which is tough to do, especially more than once.