>And like I said, the primary way we retain talent is by paying about 20-30% above market. Only 20-30% above market rate? I thought the idea was to pay them 1

>And like I said, the primary way we retain talent is by paying about 20-30% above market. Only 20-30% above market rate? I thought the idea was to pay them 1.5-2x: https://startupdreams.substack.com/p/my-biggest-lessons-after-doing-my https://startupdreams.substack.com/p/my-biggest-lessons-afte... >Many companies take the approach of hiring lots of cheap engineers. I go the opposite. I hire as few fantastic engineers as I can. The math works out. One fantastic engineer can do 3-5x the work of one normal engineer. Then pay them 1.5-2x the salary of a regular engineer.