Salary Questions

I am unable to decide how much should I get by reading the meta thread about equity hence I am asking it here. I got offer as a technical partner in one web based start-up from two business guys...

Equity Salary

asked Mar 26 '13 at 19:08

Abhijit Navale
245 points

I am employee #1 in a startup with some substantial equity in it. Our startup was funded by angel money and I have worked from the beginning for a salary way below market rate. Now, venture round...

Venture Capital Salary Compensation

asked Mar 17 '13 at 02:55

User25504
16 points

A company has $180,000 invested into it. In order to buy out a partner I need $88,000. My current manager wants to invest in the company and I am encouraging it in order to keep a long-term...

Equity Salary

asked Mar 19 '13 at 03:06

Kimberley
11 points

Please only answer if you have personal experience with this topic. I've been hearing of more and more companies that choose to openly display their finances and/or employee wages to all employees...

Culture Finance Salary

asked Feb 28 '13 at 02:25

Jeremiah Prummer
441 points

I'm starting a self-employed S-Corp to perform software development services for which I will charge an hourly rate. I'm setting myself up as the sole employee of the S-Corp and will pay myself...

Health Insurance Salary Payroll S Corp

asked Mar 1 '13 at 08:46

User25256
6 points

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I am one of three cofounders at an early stage startup. We have been working with an outsourced developer...

Co-Founder Equity Legal Salary Vesting

asked Jan 21 '13 at 09:55

B B
11 points

We are two 50/50 founders of an enterprise SaaS company. both cofounders are tech people with a good grasp of business knowledge. Mainly, one of our cofounders brought most of our clients and...

Equity Saas Salary Compensation Commission

asked Dec 28 '12 at 07:14

Sd Reyes
156 points

I have a second interview this week for a "well funded Manhattan Startup". They are looking to fulfill the position of both Account Manager and Business Development Manager. I am coming from a very...

Marketing Salary Business

asked Nov 19 '12 at 16:07

Bob
6 points

I am in the following situation where i got an offer to join a start-up in Paris for a lead ios dev position. The field they are working on is a mix of technology and art which really fit to my...

Decision Salary Mobile Apps

asked Oct 30 '12 at 16:19

Tiguero
106 points

I've seen job listings for developers that offer salary + equity. Can someone please explain equity with an example or two? What is the typically amount of equity for a developer? Is there any...

Hiring Equity Salary

asked Oct 8 '12 at 17:43

Wwwuser
125 points

A couple years ago, I started a group/team of passionate people in game development. I was the one who had the idea to form a group that will (hopefully) later be a company/real studio. I was the...

Gaming Company Salary Profit Sharing

asked Oct 9 '12 at 19:12

Drowneath
21 points

I've been approach by a startup to join them. I'm currently making 80k USD as a developer, not knowing much about the startup world. What would you consider a reasonable offer from them? Knowing...

Salary Stock Options

asked Sep 6 '12 at 03:32

Pdiddy
108 points

We are incorporating a company, and it is decided that the investor will have 51% shares and divide the remaining 49% shares amongst the five founders. 51% + 49% = 100% share. That leaves zero...

Salary

asked Aug 7 '12 at 02:50

Akshat Nigam
50 points

This is my first business so excuse me. I'm establishing a salary for myself as an employee but suppose I wanted a percentage of sold goods also. Should that be included in the budget against sales...

Legal Business Plan Salary Commission

asked Jun 1 '12 at 01:09

Chieftec
10 points

I want to start a S-corp. The company will not generate any income atleast of for 1 year. Probably after a year the company may start generating some income. I also have a fulltime job. When the...

Salary S Corp

asked Apr 15 '12 at 00:28

Ragha J
4 points

I'm looking to hire a experienced professional on a part-time contact basis to manage the online marketing of my smartphone app. Our focus will be social media. I've found many qualified people on...

Marketing Salary Social

asked Mar 17 '12 at 07:13

Barry Fruitman
119 points

We tend to think that the fair value of a work is the price of it, but it's hard to appreciate. As a web startup, what do you think is the best strategy, keep the pay a little too less to keep the...

Employees Salary Web Dev Payroll

asked Mar 22 '12 at 01:12

Hartator
116 points

I'm a technical person, something is puzzling me. Why do owners of business startups have to pay themselves when they're just starting a business? It doesn't seem to make sense, because it's like...

Salary Business

asked Mar 9 '12 at 14:37

Chuacw
109 points

I plan to incorporate, mainly for the liability protection. My business is Internet-based and the operational costs are quite low, so I plan to fund everything out of my own pocket, and I have the...

Incorporation Salary

asked Feb 22 '12 at 23:56

Patrick Kenny
277 points

My Company & Personal Background I have never hired/managed a sales person, but I would like to hire my first. From when I founded the company 3 years ago up until now, I've only received...

Sales Salary Compensation Commission

asked Feb 13 '12 at 08:09

Clint
695 points