This isn't hard data, but amongst my friends in the South Bay it seems to be about 1 year unless there's real promise of upside in the startup. It's just hard t

This isn't hard data, but amongst my friends in the South Bay it seems to be about 1 year unless there's real promise of upside in the startup. It's just hard to keep talented people if the company seems to be foundering in the shoals, given that there is so much demand for good engineers.