betadreamer

A lot of solutions here involves diving deeper into tech. I don’t think this is a good idea since you will start going down a similar rabbit hole.

This is a focus problem. Everyone have a different way of solving this. For me, the best way is to write what I want to achieve on paper and start doing it right away. I don’t do anything else until I cross out all of them.

No interns make that high of a salary. That means they value his work/skill. It’s clearly a management problem but this is a hard problem. In fact it’s different for everyone. Some people like well structured management and others don’t. On top of that he was remote, which makes it even harder.

His rants are mostly in sales. Engineer ranting about sales is like Sales people saying Engineers are pointless. (Btw both are very common perception). Now that I’ve done both ends I can share that sales people are doing that for a reason. At the end of the day, high end sales are all politics and you need to be good at the game.

This type of rant is what interns do.

Yeah, it's back. Thanks!

If you are asking this, that means you need more data. DO NOT judge startup solely based on the compensation package. Some tips to ask:

- Work environment. This involves who you will be working with and how they work together? Do they use Scrum? Have you talked to anyone that you will be working closely with?

- Growth Potential. Which one is more challenging? Which environment is more suitable for you to grow?

- Go deep in where the company stand. Competitors, market fit/advantage, etc.

- Ignore the number of stock options. Ask for outstanding shares or get the percentage.

- How's the founder?

All being said, don't be afraid to negotiate! Company take so much time to write an offer. No company will decline you just by negotiating. Least thing they will do is to tell you straight up that this is their best offer. If you like B more than A, tell them you will sign if they match the base with the other.

I see the issue after digging in more. The problem is that Robinhood claims they make money by investing in fund with extra savings, however they failed to address how they are "really" making the money. I always doubted how they make money and now I know.

What's even more surprising is that other company like E-Trade costs money AND they sell it to HFTs.