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Advice on startup offer I have received

I have received a offer from a local start-up and was presented an offer. I spent the last few days reading on this board looking for insight into the start-up financing world. The team is three ...
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How to validate equity offer in a pre-IPO company

I have a job offer from a pre-IPO company. They announced that they will go public in a year or two and their current valuation based on last round of funding is about $300M. They offered me to own ...
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Formula to evaluate the earnings potential when joining a startup

I'm trying to come up with a rough formula to help decide if I should join a startup. I'd like to weigh my current pay vs joining a startup, taking into account opportunity costs and possible final ...
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Advice on startup offer, am I reading this right?

I recently met with a local start-up and was presented an offer. I spent the last few days reading on this board looking for insight into the start-up financing world. The start-up is technology based ...
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salary and stock options in a startup for lead developer - advice needed

I got an offer from my friend in a startup company with $30K/year (take into account it's not in a "hot" spot like Silicon Valley or NY, but yeah, it's not high in any standards, and the job's in a ...
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Hiring a CTO into an existing [profitable] company - how to structure offer?

I'm the CEO of a B2B startup. Been around almost 1 year and we already have a decent piece of software, 2 clients and are profitable. Not hugely so, but enough to pay the bills. To scale to the next ...
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If a successful startup's CEO makes what I believe is a low offer for employment as CTO, how can I make an effective counteroffer?

Over the past ten months, I've been working with a startup in a technical capacity as a contractor. Prior to my joining, they had a rocky start and spun their wheels for a while with an outsourcing ...
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What is an appropriate stock option grant for a senior engineer after the Series A?

I'm looking for suggestions as I'm considering an offer from a startup. A friend of mine is founding a software startup together with two partners and he's looking for engineers. The idea is ...