> I was stunned at how paltry the equity offers were from private, Series A-C companies. For most of the offers I received, the company valuation would need to increase by 8-20x for the yearly compensation to achieve parity with the first-year offer from a public SF-based company, let alone to exceed it.
That’s what early stage startup equity is though. It’s specifically a high risk, high reward form of compensation.
It’s rarely going to double in worth. Either it’s worth a lot more or it is worth zero. And it’s almost always worth zero.
That’s what early stage startup equity is though. It’s specifically a high risk, high reward form of compensation.
It’s rarely going to double in worth. Either it’s worth a lot more or it is worth zero. And it’s almost always worth zero.