Description

Have a startup offer and aren’t sure whether it’s actually a good one? In this session, we’ll evaluate the company, opportunity, compensation, equity, and career upside together — then build a strategy for negotiating the offer if there’s room to improve it. Before or during the session, we’ll work through areas such as: - Cash compensation: Base salary, bonus/OTE, sign-on bonuses, benefits, and how the package compares with your alternatives. - Startup equity: Option or RSU grants, strike price, 409A valuation, preferred valuation, vesting, dilution, and how to think about the potential value of your equity. - Company health: Funding, revenue/growth metrics, runway, investors, customer traction, burn, and the questions worth asking before you join. - Role quality: Scope, title, reporting structure, team, influence, promotion potential, and whether the actual job matches what was sold during interviews. - Career upside: Whether this company and role will increase your future market value — not just what it pays today. - Risk assessment: Leadership, turnover, product-market fit, funding risk, unrealistic growth expectations, and other warning signs. - Negotiation strategy: What to push on, where you have leverage, how much to ask for, and how to frame the conversation professionally. - Your specific decision: We’ll ultimately answer the most important question: Would I take this offer if I were in your position? If appropriate, we can also compare multiple offers or your startup offer against staying in your current role.