throwaway_alt

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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
thanks :)
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
followup : i've decided to accept the offer from $co and move on with my life. feeling a lot happier now that i've made the decision!
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
yeah, very true. coming to the conclusion that a dream job is worth more than the potential millions to me.
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
interesting way to look at it - forces me to make a realistic estimate of E(ROI)
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
two separate factors here - in isolation, i'd stay at $startup for $200k for another 1.5-2 years, with a 0% chance of acquisition in isolation, but not if it meant giving up a dream job with $co. i'd take a $30k difference in pay to join $c
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
that's the rub - i'd be perfectly happy working at $co for what they've offered me, and getting a regular annual raise, and i wouldn't stay at $startup at all, without the prospect of an acquisition, even though they're (now) offering me a
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
yeah, that pretty much sums up my emotional response to the whole situation. i'm trying not to be too impulsive about this because of the sheer amounts involved (though as a friend of mine puts it, i've multiplied a real number by an imagin
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
i was, we had to revest all founder's stock as a condition of the latest round of investment
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
i can almost certainly get a better offer , but not necessarily in as good a company
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by throwaway_alt 16y ago
in the long term, definitely be happy. the dilemma is if i wait a year, i could potentially have money and be happy.
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Ask HN: Thinking of leaving my startup
3 points by throwaway_alt 16y ago|19 comments