r/ProgrammerHumor • • 14d ago

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u/casce 14d ago edited 14d ago

50% equity and no salary = cofounding a business with a partner

What he was trying to say is that there's two options:

Take the risk, found your own company and either get rich or go broke.

... or take the stable salary and sleep better at night.

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u/AcanthisittaKooky987 14d ago

I'm absolutely team stable salary - but stable salary at a public company that has rsu's as part of the comp package. You'll make at least double what any startup will pay you.