>> Thank you for writing this. Start-up comp is effed. I'm 30 and have worked at a few start-ups that didn't make it, thus the cut I was taking in salary never

>> Thank you for writing this. Start-up comp is effed. I'm 30 and have worked at a few start-ups that didn't make it, thus the cut I was taking in salary never turned into anything better. I had to cut my losses at this point in life and head to a public company that was able to pay me a lot more, plus signing bonus, plus stock options that had real value, plus restricted stocks. Maybe I just got lucky. But my expectations now are well above what I've been given in the past. This.