Farewell, App Academy. Hello, Airbnb – Part 2
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#2The two blog posts were interesting reads, especially with the raw numbers given.
In addition, it also shows how blind most companies are to talent - they're not interested in discovering the diamonds in the rough unless a company like Google does it for them.
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#3Wow, that dude has a pretty crazy life story - his about page was a fun read! Became a millionaire playing poker, got caught up in a huge scandal, sounds like a movie.
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#4... well, maybe I should ask for a raise.
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#5The author repeatedly mentions $XXX RSUs.
It's been a while since I've worked for a pre-IPO company. Is it common for companies to give RSUs a dollar value instead of a number of shares and "heck if I know the valuation"? And how are RSUs different from straight ISOs?
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#6I hope revealing salaries doesn't get him in trouble at AirBnb. I know I would be a bit annoyed if he revealed all of this before joining if I were an employer.
Conflating base salary and RSU packages, especially pre-IPO RSUs, is a mistake. In my 20 years in Silicon Valley I've learned you simply can't put too much faith in stock. Stock is great, but it goes up and down. The only thing that is real is base salary, even bonus isn't guaranteed. Stock or options are nice, but they are icing on the cake, if you get a chance to cash out, so combining them with base salary is generally a mistake.
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#7Excellent post! Really enjoyed reading about your experience on the job market. My brother is going to be interviewing with Google soon, so I will make sure to share this with him.
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#8Wow, that dude has a pretty crazy life story - his about page was a fun read! Became a millionaire playing poker, got caught up in a huge scandal, sounds like a movie.
Thankfully do to Trump I'm far more skeptical of stories like these. So I would not so readily believe what he is saying.
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#9This was an excellent read. I would be interested in hearing more about his specific skill set and also more info about the technical interviews he went through.
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#10Were I in the same situation as OP with multiple offers, I definitely would've botched the negotiation part. I wish there was a version of hackerrank for negotiations.