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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
hard to give advice in these situations. i would keep the ch...
ruby shrine mad-dog skullcap
  02/23/25
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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
what a miserable ass "raise" on their part. doesn'...
ruby shrine mad-dog skullcap
  02/23/25
do NOT do this. i know enough people who have worked at shit...
aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part
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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
they are almost certainly doing something illegal. don&rsquo...
aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part
  02/23/25
a late 30s guy with a family to support? don't do it
maniacal center chad
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aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part
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Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig
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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
How do you make so little money in a major city? You’r...
Motley White Meetinghouse Really Tough Guy
  02/23/25
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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
I would say no. What’s the point of working at a start...
Motley White Meetinghouse Really Tough Guy
  02/23/25
"crypto startup" no, didn't even read anything els...
hateful aphrodisiac market mental disorder
  02/23/25
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Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig
  02/23/25
cr this is my feeling also, especially for a guy with a fami...
Vivacious Purple Business Firm
  02/23/25
Need to know: Title Base comp Bonus Series of fundrai...
histrionic bright parlor
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fuchsia range
  02/23/25
Series B is pretty early, so comp being shit isn't unexpecte...
histrionic bright parlor
  02/23/25
Seems like solid advice coming from Fucking Fuckface
vermilion macaca
  02/23/25
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fuchsia range
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Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig
  02/23/25
This was really solid advice. Getting a ton of experience bu...
fuchsia range
  07/07/25
Is it a tasty coin? Aka “Tall Man’s Coin”?
ocher curious lodge main people
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Sexy prole
  07/07/25
you seem pretty jewish and retarded so i would just take the...
silver wonderful milk
  02/23/25
Just change jobs every 2-3 years to get paid more and repeat...
honey-headed free-loading ape native
  02/23/25
(poasted from 2022)
walnut laser beams doctorate
  07/07/25


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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:11 AM
Author: fuchsia range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686149)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:19 AM
Author: ruby shrine mad-dog skullcap

hard to give advice in these situations. i would keep the chiller job but that's just me, also i'm single. some people just don't mind work as much, you have to know yourelf.

$120k seems like less than you'd want to be making for a family of 3 in a major city though

what's the equity offer?

can you get a raise from your current place?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686153)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:25 AM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:39 AM
Author: ruby shrine mad-dog skullcap

what a miserable ass "raise" on their part. doesn't even really count.

but if it's just a function of it being a totally unambitious company then i'd still stay. again i can't pretend to know what you're like but this sounds like a move that i'd totally regret. just $60k is not enough for ditching a job that doesn't require work for one that does.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686167)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:20 AM
Author: aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part

do NOT do this. i know enough people who have worked at shitcoin companies to say this:

1. you will almost certainly be overworked and will want to leave after six or so months

2. the equity is worthless

3. they’re probably committing fraud or something similar. their GC is either oblivious or more likely supporting this

4. CCO is usually a shit leadership position that gets cut in layoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686156)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:36 AM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:03 AM
Author: aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part

they are almost certainly doing something illegal. don’t be naive.

CEO sounds like a sociopath who will lay you off easily.

shitcoin companies burn out their employees and then churn through new retards. it might pay well, but it won’t pay anything when you get laid off within a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686176)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:30 AM
Author: maniacal center chad

a late 30s guy with a family to support? don't do it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686184)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:33 AM
Author: aquamarine alcoholic becky party of the first part



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 9:35 PM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Motley White Meetinghouse Really Tough Guy

How do you make so little money in a major city? You’re a lawyer making 120k? Do you just work on vendor agreements at a small company or something? The crypto job is hard to evaluate with more info. You said the equity is “24k”? Like thousand dollars or units or what? If the equity they’re offering is only valued at 24k on current valuation then lol tell them to fuck off. There’s a high chance you’re laid off in the next year but maybe it works out and you get rich. I’d probably go for that than being stuck in some shit 120k job tbh.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686196)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:52 AM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 8:06 AM
Author: Motley White Meetinghouse Really Tough Guy

I would say no. What’s the point of working at a startup if you don’t really get to share in the upside. Even if the valuation 5x you’ll make 100k? Seems ridiculous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686219)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 8:12 AM
Author: hateful aphrodisiac market mental disorder

"crypto startup" no, didn't even read anything else

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686223)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:20 AM
Author: Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:05 PM
Author: Vivacious Purple Business Firm

cr this is my feeling also, especially for a guy with a family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48688229)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 9:20 AM
Author: histrionic bright parlor

Need to know:

Title

Base comp

Bonus

Series of fundraising

Unicorn status

Are they calling equity by $ or %

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686314)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 10:05 AM
Author: histrionic bright parlor

Series B is pretty early, so comp being shit isn't unexpected. The equity question is more about whether they're allocating against a dollar amount or on the basis of how much of the company you'd own. You're far enough down the ladder that it probably doesn't matter either way. But series A and B, a % based allocation is more the norm.

I would look at this solely as an opportunity to add major areas of responsibility and resume points quickly and then leave within about 2 years to be a CCO yourself for real CCO pay (low to mid 300s base, 40%+ bonus, meaningful equity, etc). Don't make this a long term pit stop or you'll regret it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686375)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:08 AM
Author: vermilion macaca

Seems like solid advice coming from Fucking Fuckface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686508)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: fuchsia range



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:20 AM
Author: Bull headed multi-colored depressive rigpig



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Date: July 7th, 2025 8:44 PM
Author: fuchsia range

This was really solid advice. Getting a ton of experience but I’m running on fumes. I don’t know how people keep up this startup pace, it feels like every waking hour is taken up by work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#49080759)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 9:51 AM
Author: ocher curious lodge main people

Is it a tasty coin? Aka “Tall Man’s Coin”?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48686358)



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Date: July 7th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: Sexy prole



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: silver wonderful milk

you seem pretty jewish and retarded so i would just take the money--even if you fuck it up are there going to be any real consequences? probably not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48688243)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:35 PM
Author: honey-headed free-loading ape native

Just change jobs every 2-3 years to get paid more and repeat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#48688252)



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Date: July 7th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: walnut laser beams doctorate

(poasted from 2022)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id#49080764)