> An engineer that can talk to customers, find bugs, and fix them, is not worth $200k? I always watch these kinds of discussions on HN with interest, because d

> An engineer that can talk to customers, find bugs, and fix them, is not worth $200k? I always watch these kinds of discussions on HN with interest, because depending on what is being discussed, one of two viewpoints dominates: * If we are discussing salaries, of course people deserve compensation, and good work is worth a good salary. * If we are discussing software cost, HOW DARE THE DEVELOPER ask for subscription pricing, and everything should really be a $5 one-time purchase. BTW, a very good point in the thread above is that the company is spending VC money.