How to evaluate startup compensation?

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New to the community here. Thinking of joining a startup and wondering what I should look out for in terms of pay? what's normal / what to expect? What does equity usually look like?

AlwaysRock · Accepted Answer

These Carta blog posts are my go-to: 
https://carta.com/blog/equity-101-stock-option-basics/
https://carta.com/blog/equity-101-stock-economics/
https://carta.com/blog/equity-101-exercising-and-taxes/

CautiousOptimist · Answer

The Holloway equity guide is great for evaluating equity comp at startups: https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation

The guide is pretty dense, but this section in particular has some useful equity ranges for different hires: https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation/sections/typical-employee-equity-levels

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