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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".
Interesting. Was this someone at HN updating based on that or does the submission system automatically use canonical over submitted url if present?
I guess there's some value to a listing of salary/equity figures without the associated company, but it would be far more valuable if the company were included. One thing I really like about levels.fyi is that their comp data streamlines my job search process. E.g., get pinged by a recruiter from a company where comp is 75% of my current comp -- hard pass. Get pinged by a recruiter from a company where comp is 150%+…
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Yes those matter to selecting any company, but equity % does as well
Why? Assuming we’re talking about normal employee options, if you’re early and get a big % that gets diluted, someone with a smaller % later can end up with more shares.
The main thing I'd want to know is whether companies pay to appear in the Top Startups list. I learned Breakoutlist does this a few years back and it destroyed their credibility for me.
Really? There's no indication breakoutlist does that on their site? Or they just don't disclose if companies paid
Are you behind Topstartups? If so, you still haven't answered the question I posed for your website.
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I actually recommend chasing lottery tickets to people who are in common jobs like customer support or social media engagement. You could do those jobs practically anywhere, but fast-growing tech startups tend to pay relatively well (at least as well as established players) and throw in a lottery ticket. If you enjoy wearing a variety of hats, like you'll need to in a smaller company, you might as well do a couple ye…
Unless they have extended their exercise window beyond that standard 90d, those lottery tickets may cost a lot is money to retain after leaving for another job. So much so that companies exist solely to extend loans for them. You don't get to just collect multiple lottery tickets without either going out of pocket or watering down your share significantly.
Both of the last two companies I worked for, it cost me about $1,500 to exercise the shares I'd vested after about 2 years, and their 409a FMV was about $26k at the time I exercised them.
One of those companies has since gone public and my piddly little $1,500 became worth over half a million dollars.
It's absolutely a lottery, but if you get in places at the right times, I think it's worth collecting tickets rather than doing the same work for similar pay where you don't get tickets.
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Really? There's no indication breakoutlist does that on their site? Or they just don't disclose if companies paid
Yeah, they don't disclose which is why it's terrible. Are you behind Topstartups? If so, you still haven't answered the question I posed for your website.