> Is it any surprise that startups pay less than Google or Facebook?

I always knew startups would pay a less, but I always thought it wasn't that much less. Turns out I vastly over-estimated the chances of liquidity in startups, and vastly under-estimated just how much the BigCos are willing to pay as you climb up the ladder.

Was a very eye opening experience when I started having frank conversations w/ peers at those BigCos