Asking group wisdom for spouse - Works in procurement for established firm in a priority sector as an individual contributor (total comp - $120K, equity - $10K) and is excited about offer to join a start-up at a manager level in an emerging sector (base 150K but no bonus, sign-on equity - 5k units). Start-up has ~100 FTE and raised Series D recently with ~800m valuation. New role will require in-person work (vs WFH in current role) and might impact WLB. Should she take the offer?

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I wouldn’t touch a VC backed startup with a 10-feet pole in this job market.

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Thanks - the Series D was from 2 of their clients. Is that considered VC backed? Also they went through Series A to D in a span of 12 months without Series C. Is that a red flag?

Units is a useless metric. What’s the dollar amount / %

Usually no. But also curious as to how many units will be distributed total

She should take the offer since she’s excited for the opportunity. That all that really matters, and you should be a supportive spouse.

Ideally it’s a unicorn that’ll make her rich. But even if it’s not, it’s likely a great promotion and learning opportunity that is worth a decline in WLB.

I would take

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