I got lowballed for the first time ever and it felt infuriating. The gist is that I got personally recruited by the startup CEO, had many rounds of conversations and even helped her scoping the role appropriately. Basically she wanted a head of finance to fix all the mess left behind by former fractional CFO and current accountant hired to run finance. The pay was $150k plus non meaningful equity. All that for being the sole finance leader in a 60 ppl organization. Laughable. Beware of crooks!

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What do you mean by “non meaningful equity?” But ya, especially at a startup they’d work you to the bone.

So they framed it as 10k shares. I then forced them to explain what % of ownership that represented and they said they couldn’t provide that since it “kept changing all the time” (aka you’ll be diluted since they offer the same thing to every employee).

Bummer! Sorry, OP!

I don't blame you for feeling that way, that is exactly how I feel when I get lowballed. That is a terrible offer! I am sorry that happened to you.

That would’ve made me furious too. If they’re asking you to clean up a mess and lead finance solo for 60 people, the comp should reflect that. An offer like that feels misaligned at best, and a red flag at worst. Sometimes the lowball tells you everything you need to know.

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