Question about choosing between a big salary and a startup offer

I picked the startup's lower pay for a 10% equity stake in Austin, and after 18 months, that choice let me buy my first house when we got acquired.

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bailey.sandra3d ago

10% equity in Austin is a crazy gamble that actually paid off. Most startups fail before any acquisition talk. You basically won the lottery with that house down payment.

bailey.sandra3d ago

Got lucky and bought a ticket on the one rocket ship that didn't blow up on the launch pad. I mean, I spent years getting paid in cold pizza and vague promises, fully expecting my equity to be worth about as much as a used keyboard. Watching that acquisition offer come in felt like finding a forgotten lottery ticket in a coat pocket.