Start-ups in general don't have a lot of cash and burn rate is the death of most of them. The standard deal from YC is $500k. So if they pay $80k/yr after ope

Start-ups in general don't have a lot of cash and burn rate is the death of most of them. The standard deal from YC is $500k. So if they pay $80k/yr after operating costs, insurance, etc. They can probably hire 3 people outside of themselves and only be able to do it for 1 year. If they competed with companies who are paying at the 90th percentile they wouldn't even make it a year if they hired 1 person.