Windsurf employee #2: I was given a payout of only 1% what my shares where worth
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#3I’m afraid behavior like this will only get more common and really shines a light on what a bad deal startups are for anyone but VCs and founders. Windsurf founders should be ashamed of themselves, but of course won’t be.
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#4I’m afraid behavior like this will only get more common and really shines a light on what a bad deal startups are for anyone but VCs and founders. Windsurf founders should be ashamed of themselves, but of course won’t be.
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
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#5Not much of a story here. The guy got a better offer and he took it:
> I was given an offer that would explode same day. I had to forfeit all of my vested shares earned over my 3.5+ years at Windsurf.
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#6He should come to the UE to work on … oh wait!
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#7Financially speaking, is it even worth joining a startup anymore? Compared to just going to any of the big companies. The latter will likely pay you more, with less risk involved.
Seems like the best shot is to strive toward becoming financially independent, and then just go for the startup route and follow your passion. If you it doesn't work out, no big deal - if things turn out great, you'll just be even better off.
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#8Financially speaking, is it even worth joining a startup anymore? Compared to just going to any of the big companies. The latter will likely pay you more, with less risk involved. Seems like the best shot is to strive toward becoming financially independent, and then just go for the startup route and follow your passion. If you it doesn't work out, no big deal - if things turn out great, you'll just be even better of…
> Seems like the best shot is to strive toward becoming financially independent, and then just go for the startup route and follow your passion.
This is what I’m trying to do now. Having worked in startups and big tech; I think the best thing one can do is to attempt to forge their own path. For independence, financial gain and sanity
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#9I’m afraid behavior like this will only get more common and really shines a light on what a bad deal startups are for anyone but VCs and founders. Windsurf founders should be ashamed of themselves, but of course won’t be.
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
But also understand who broke the ride in mid-air, and treat them with according levels of scorn in future.
Re: Windsurf employee #2: I was given a payout of only 1% what my shares where worth
#10Financially speaking, is it even worth joining a startup anymore? Compared to just going to any of the big companies. The latter will likely pay you more, with less risk involved. Seems like the best shot is to strive toward becoming financially independent, and then just go for the startup route and follow your passion. If you it doesn't work out, no big deal - if things turn out great, you'll just be even better of…
> Seems like the best shot is to strive toward becoming financially independent, and then just go for the startup route and follow your passion. This is what I’m trying to do now. Having worked in startups and big tech; I think the best thing one can do is to attempt to forge their own path. For independence, financial gain and sanity
It's generally not a good sign to me that this is the case. But I think you're right. Something needs to change to make startups feel more viable again.