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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
hard to give advice in these situations. i would keep the ch...
aphrodisiac bright heaven
  02/23/25
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
what a miserable ass "raise" on their part. doesn'...
aphrodisiac bright heaven
  02/23/25
do NOT do this. i know enough people who have worked at shit...
Magical toilet seat azn
  02/23/25
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
they are almost certainly doing something illegal. don&rsquo...
Magical toilet seat azn
  02/23/25
a late 30s guy with a family to support? don't do it
Boyish Bistre Garrison Cumskin
  02/23/25
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Magical toilet seat azn
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silver buck-toothed voyeur
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
How do you make so little money in a major city? You’r...
motley karate cuckoldry
  02/23/25
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
I would say no. What’s the point of working at a start...
motley karate cuckoldry
  02/23/25
"crypto startup" no, didn't even read anything els...
Fragrant crackhouse
  02/23/25
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silver buck-toothed voyeur
  02/23/25
cr this is my feeling also, especially for a guy with a fami...
Razzmatazz Old Irish Cottage
  02/23/25
Need to know: Title Base comp Bonus Series of fundrai...
Olive nowag crotch
  02/23/25
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
Series B is pretty early, so comp being shit isn't unexpecte...
Olive nowag crotch
  02/23/25
Seems like solid advice coming from Fucking Fuckface
fluffy galvanic newt
  02/23/25
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provocative candlestick maker
  02/23/25
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silver buck-toothed voyeur
  02/23/25
This was really solid advice. Getting a ton of experience bu...
provocative candlestick maker
  07/07/25
Is it a tasty coin? Aka “Tall Man’s Coin”?
poppy friendly grandma
  02/23/25
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disturbing double fault digit ratio
  07/07/25
you seem pretty jewish and retarded so i would just take the...
Haunting field mood
  02/23/25
Just change jobs every 2-3 years to get paid more and repeat...
razzle house-broken elastic band rigor
  02/23/25
(poasted from 2022)
garnet french stead useless brakes
  07/07/25


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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:11 AM
Author: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:19 AM
Author: aphrodisiac bright heaven

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: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 6:39 AM
Author: aphrodisiac bright heaven

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: Magical toilet seat azn

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: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:03 AM
Author: Magical toilet seat azn

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: Boyish Bistre Garrison Cumskin

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: Magical toilet seat azn



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: silver buck-toothed voyeur



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5684657&forum_id=2...id.#48686564)



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 9:35 PM
Author: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: motley karate cuckoldry

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: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 8:06 AM
Author: motley karate cuckoldry

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: Fragrant crackhouse

"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: silver buck-toothed voyeur



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:05 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Old Irish Cottage

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: Olive nowag crotch

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: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 10:05 AM
Author: Olive nowag crotch

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: fluffy galvanic newt

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: provocative candlestick maker



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:20 AM
Author: silver buck-toothed voyeur



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Date: July 7th, 2025 8:44 PM
Author: provocative candlestick maker

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: poppy friendly grandma

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: disturbing double fault digit ratio



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Date: February 23rd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: Haunting field mood

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: razzle house-broken elastic band rigor

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: garnet french stead useless brakes

(poasted from 2022)

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