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Who this site is for

Broadly anybody who is interested in understanding startup job offers. It will be most applicable to people interviewing with and evaluating job offers at non-public tech companies.

Most of the background, examples, and especially numbers are from the lens of engineers in Silicon Valley. The content should still be applicable though. Trends can take time to filter from the valley to areas with fewer startups. For example, it took years after convertible notes, a type of investment vehicle, were already popular in the valley for them to become accepted in Pittsburgh.

If you feel you’re in a weird circumstance and are unsure if some advice applies to you, drop me a note at hello@startupjoboffers.com and I’ll do some digging.

Who I am

I’m Brian Krausz, an engineer and founder. I’ve started a YCombinator-backed startup, worked at larger companies like Facebook and TripAdvisor, and helped grow Stripe, a $22B company, from 100 employees to 1,200.

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