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It is common for salaries to stay below market rate even after an initial venture round?
I am employee #1 in a startup with some substantial equity in it.
Our startup was funded by angel money and I have worked from the beginning for a salary way below market rate. Now, venture round A ...
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SaaS founders incentives: Business and Technology
We are two 50/50 founders of an enterprise SaaS company. both cofounders are tech people with a good grasp of business knowledge.
Mainly, one of our cofounders brought most of our clients and handled ...
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Commission or Compensation for a Regional Outside Salesman for a Product-Based Business?
My Company & Personal Background
I have never hired/managed a sales person, but I would like to hire my first. From when I founded the company 3 years ago up until now, I've only received sales ...
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Compensation in a well-funded pre-series A startup in Silicon Valley
I have had a favorable (and rigorous) interview process at a pre-series A startup (12 months old) that has a solid product, a very good team and excellent market traction. They have raised around ...
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Considering an offer from a startup, two different compensation packages. Advice?
A bit of background: The two founders are guys I used to work with before our previous employer (a SaaS company) was aquired back in 2010. One of the founders was a senior sales exec and the other was ...
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Leaving an awesome startup for Big Co. Am I crazy?
I love working for my current company. The work is challenging and fun, the people are amazing, I've been given lots of opportunity, and it's just an overall great work environment.
The ...
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If newly funded startups offer salaries which are not comparable to market rate, then how they can attract top talent and be successful?
This question is related to the question: "Do newly funded startups offer salaries which are comparable to market rate?"
Apparently, it is quite common for startups to offer salaries which are 20% to ...
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How to hire a salesman?
Usually salesmen have a base pay and then commission on each sale. I want to know how a company handles this? I mean for example a salesman's basic pay is $1000 and commission ratio is 10% for each ...
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Is it typical to trade salary for equity when joining a startup?
Suppose I got an offer from a startup that currently has funding to start hiring employees. Suppose they are offering a $100K total compensation package, such that I can choose to take a reduced ...
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Looking to get involved with a startup, but no idea on what kind of salary/equity I should expect
I'm considering joining a startup that has raised a few million in Series A funding and I'd be the second developer joining the team. I've been out of college for 4 years and am looking for a senior ...
