Comment by KKKKkkkk1
6 years ago
Let me make sure I get this straight. On the one hand, by not working for a startup, you're missing out on at least $1.6M of value you're creating every year for your employer. You might even be missing out on $200M like Mr. Tan did. On the other hand, working for a startup "is not about the money". So you should be ok with getting less money because you're getting access to users and customers.
That's a pretty muddled message. Is Mr. Tan offering unbiased advice or does he have some kind of ax to grind here?
No ax to grind. Tan's trying to encourage more junior[0] engineers to work at a steep discount for startup founders so that they might make a massive profit for VCs like him.
0. Experienced engineers know better