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As everyone else mentioned here, this article refers to full packages. With that said, there is no need to be a founder to get a huge chunk of $$$ - the first e
by niros_valtos 5y ago
As everyone else mentioned here, this article refers to full packages. With that said, there is no need to be a founder to get a huge chunk of $$$ - the first employees tend to do very well.
The path to success is finding these founders and company that will move the needle.
- arthur_sav 5y agoWell said. Not everyone is meant to be a founder and that's ok.
- moneywoes 5y agoDon’t you have to be very early to actually make more than a similar faang job
- tibbetts 5y agoDepends on the scale of the outcome and whether you are growing in responsibility/impact as the business grows. If you want to make $1+M on a $50M outcome you better be early and hope management doesn’t raise too much money. If you want to make $1+M on a $5B outcome, you want to be a top 200 employee, which is certainly easier if you are early, but is possible if you come later and make a big contribution.
- achenet 5y agoThere was actually a thread here on HN a little while ago about how early employees can actually end up with very little. One memorable comment was "I am that early engineer that got nothing" (or similar, may not be exact quote).