This. Many startups claim to offer "competitive" salaries, but really only mean "competitive for someone with little experience". Now here's the question, if I

This. Many startups claim to offer "competitive" salaries, but really only mean "competitive for someone with little experience". Now here's the question, if I'm asking for twice what a company claims that they can afford, are they better off employing me, or two (or three) engineers with little experience? More and cheaper may be better, YMMV