RightBack

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Emerging trends over the next five years and beyond(engineerimagines.com)
4 points by RightBack 8y ago|0 comments
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by RightBack 8y ago
I have considered exercising my options and leaving after the 1 yr mark and headed to a larger co. my distaste for large organizations complicates this slightly. re current valuation of stock options: the math is off by a factor of 10, 2%
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by RightBack 8y ago
I can see the approach of negotiating a bonus structure working. I posted the question to get closer to the truth, not boost my ego so I'm thankful for you calling it as it is.
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by RightBack 8y ago
Very good point on market rate, one thing I've struggled with is getting accurate salary info for early stage startups, it's pretty easy to find rates for the FAANG companies which are noticeably higher than the rest of the market
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by RightBack 8y ago
What would be your hunch on a fair % ? also does the fact that I've worked with this deal for almost a year make it difficult for me to ask for more?
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by RightBack 8y ago
Thanks for the input! I know fair is such a subjective word. The thing about being hard to replace is we are using a fairly popular stack (rails) that although I have deep product knowledge, it would be possible to find a replacement dev, b
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by RightBack 8y ago
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the honesty. I have added my experience to my post now. Some more info: We raised a ~$1m seed recently at a $6m post valuation. As I mentioned in my edit, I have ~3 years experience building web apps for s
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Ask HN: First Engineer at Seed-Stage Startup – Salary Advice?
14 points by RightBack 8y ago|16 comments