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Those numbers seem pretty off. No employee gets 10%; I'd be surprised if any got 1%. From what I can tell it's closer to 0.1 or 0.2% when you're past say the
by chubot 14y ago
Those numbers seem pretty off. No employee gets 10%; I'd be surprised if any got 1%. From what I can tell it's closer to 0.1 or 0.2% when you're past say the first 10 engineers.
The "acqui-hire" exits seem to be around $50M; a really good case is $100M.
In that case, you have some chance of making $50K to $200K over 4 years or so, or $12.5 - $50K a year. If you say the chance is 10%, which is indeed wildly optimistic, then you come out to $1.25K to $5K a year, which is essentially negligible. It's nothing compared to a virtually guaranteed bonus at a large company.
So I'm not disagreeing with you, just providing what I think are more realistic numbers.
- bryanlarsen 14y agoAre those Silicon Valley numbers? In my mind, anything over 10 employees is no longer a true startup, and should have a decent amount of revenues. It may not be profitable, but only because it chooses not be, it's investing in growth rather than taking profits. Outside of Silicon Valley, I've seen grants in the 10% range before, but such are either considered late founders or are C-level executives. I've also seen grants of 0.5-5% for senior engineers. I also know that kids straight out of school have seen good sized grants too, but those are for people with a proven ability. In other words offers given to former co-op students & interns.
- nasalgoat 14y agoMy company is over 40 people and is still in the startup, pre-revenue stage. Sometimes you need to build traction in your space before you leave startup mode.