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Startup: a venture-backed software company
Employees of a 140-person venture-backed software startup with about 18 months of cash, by team: level, when they joined, age, pay against the market, what they expect of their options, where they work, hours, caring duties and worry about the company. For testing equity, pay and runway decisions on a small team.
5 places, by team
What each person has
- Level
- Individual contributor71%
- Team lead12%
- Manager12%
- Executive5%
- When they joined
- Before the Series A15%
- Between the Series A and B30%
- Since the Series B55%
- Age
- 21-2936%
- 30-3944%
- 40-6220%
- Pay against the market
- Below market, with more equity35%
- About market50%
- Above market15%
- What they expect of their options
- Expects them to be worth little31%
- Might be worth something49%
- Could be worth a lot21%
- Where they work
- Mostly in the office21%
- Hybrid40%
- Fully remote39%
- Hours
- Under 45 hours a week35%
- 45 to 55 hours a week46%
- Over 55 hours a week19%
- Caring duties
- Cares for children or a relative34%
- No caring duties66%
- Worry about the company
- Worried it could run out of money22%
- Somewhat worried43%
- Confident it will raise or grow35%