Depends where you’re coming from. You are potentially late if the company is beyond Series A. If the company is big and ready to IPO you will get a better idea of the valuation for your RSU grant (I recommend against options at this stage as it can be a monetary burden for you at this stage, and you can get stuck with them if the IPO doesn’t perform per expectations).
Do your research on potential market cap with comparables. You should compare your Total comp. with a public company. Look at levels.fyi as an example.
Thanks for your comment. I’m currently at a huge company making (in my opinion) a really great salary. The golden handcuffs are cushy, and the only real draw to this new company is it’s a title bump (director) that would give me a chance to showcase what I think I am capable of doing.
Things are going really well at my current job, so the draw to the startup isn’t super strong. If there was a financial incentive, that could help, but I’m doubtful they’ll be able to pay as much as I’m making now.
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Depends where you’re coming from. You are potentially late if the company is beyond Series A. If the company is big and ready to IPO you will get a better idea of the valuation for your RSU grant (I recommend against options at this stage as it can be a monetary burden for you at this stage, and you can get stuck with them if the IPO doesn’t perform per expectations).
Do your research on potential market cap with comparables. You should compare your Total comp. with a public company. Look at levels.fyi as an example.
Thanks for your comment. I’m currently at a huge company making (in my opinion) a really great salary. The golden handcuffs are cushy, and the only real draw to this new company is it’s a title bump (director) that would give me a chance to showcase what I think I am capable of doing.
Things are going really well at my current job, so the draw to the startup isn’t super strong. If there was a financial incentive, that could help, but I’m doubtful they’ll be able to pay as much as I’m making now.