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Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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if you believe that, say, C++ devs earn more than JS devs, it would matter. If you aren't sure and want to find out, it would also matter.

Do specific tech stacks have more earning power though? Which ones?

Literally the whole point of this thread is that it’s not known because (this) data doesn’t include it.

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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interesting idea, but with something like this it's important to keep it up to date and even browsing for a couple of minutes I noticed entries that are outdated either because the startup has been acquired, or raised a load more funds than are listed on the site.

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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The equity (%) without the actual cash value of the options is basically a vanity number - it does not mean much and is not comparable between the companies.

Whilst I agree equity % alone doesn't give you a picture of the value of those options, what it does communicate is whether it's the kind of company that actually gives out meaningful equity, which is useful information. It tells you if the company is actually serious about making a big exit a life-changing event for all early employees.

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the people replying to my comment misunderstand my intent. If they show the tech stack, people would be able to see if they could apply their same skills for much more money at a specific other company.

Programming language/etc. is typically not a huge factor for high paying jobs. If I’m giving you a lot of money, you’ll learn whatever you need to ASAP.

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Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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post #7

The equity (%) without the actual cash value of the options is basically a vanity number - it does not mean much and is not comparable between the companies.

Whilst I agree equity % alone doesn't give you a picture of the value of those options, what it does communicate is whether it's the kind of company that actually gives out meaningful equity, which is useful information. It tells you if the company is actually serious about making a big exit a life-changing event for all early employees.

The odds of a company making it that big are so low though, you're chasing lottery tickets with that outlook, which I suppose is still useful information.

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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Where do i see the salary and equity. May be I'm missing something?

Weird I think HN changed the URL. This is the right one: https://topstartups.io/startup-salary-equity-database/

HN did that because the page claims that's the right URL. The header of the page you linked contains

    
Which basically says "https://topstartups.io contains the same content and should be the preferred URL for this".

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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The "problem" (if it is a problem and not an intentional choice) is that these equity compensation comparison things are heavily skewed towards US companies.

Often inferring the company to be $ or requiring you to add a "State" (which is a US thing primarily, often it's a pre-filled dropdown).

Any chance of at least this one being a bit more wide reaching?

I think levels.fyi is a much stronger implementation of the same concept if it's only US based.

Re: Open Salary and Equity Database

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird I think HN changed the URL. This is the right one: https://topstartups.io/startup-salary-equity-database/

HN did that because the page claims that's the right URL. The header of the page you linked contains Which basically says " https://topstartups.io contains the same content and should be the preferred URL for this".

This has happened often enough that I'm surprised someone hasn't added a check for it. At the very least, you'd think there should be an interstitial page asking for confirmation if the posted url doesn't match the canonical url.
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