How To NOT Get Screwed As A Software Engineer

The stories are true: technical founders (and early technical employees!) often end up with the short end of the stick when starting a company. In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll discuss the questions and best practices that an aspiring technical founder should think about — whom to start a company with, and how to think about things like equity split and division of responsibilities. Know what you are worth and act accordingly! Apply to Y Combinator: yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: yc.link/DandM-jobs Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Who's Exploited? 02:40 - Fair Equity 04:33 - The Early Employee 05:38 - The Googler 06:33 - The College Student 06:52 - A Seat at the Table 07:38 - Effort Imbalance 08:40 - Is This Working? 10:36 - Getting a Good Deal 11:55 - Part of the Problem 12:31 - You Were Warned 13:35 - How Do I Fix This? 16:35 - Know Your Value

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