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		scosman on Jan 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Career Path I Didn’t Consider, But Should Have Sightly less than market salary is a lot better than 12+ months of no salary, and putting a good chunk of your saving in to getting a company started. If you want a ton of equity, start a company, but don't expect a paycheque. If you want a paycheque and a lot of equity, join an early stage company.

jlarocco on Jan 12, 2015 [–]

By the time a company can afford decent pay checks for new employees, those employees probably aren't getting "a lot of equity."

Yeah, they'll get some, but they won't exactly be retiring after the IPO because of it.

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