Growth Manager

Just wanted to understand from a 2 yoe perspective how much do you get at a startup post consulting (mbb background) Series AC scale. Would really help me benchmark. TIA :)

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Just wanted to understand from a 2 yoe perspective- how much do you get at a startup post consulting (mbb background) Series A-C scale. Would really help me benchmark. TIA :)

How much does your startup pay (In-hand CTC)?

How much does your startup pay (In-hand CTC)?- Grapevine

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YOE - ~8
Industry- B2B SaaS
City - Bangalore 
Employer - Early stage Startup, series A funded
Education- BTech ( tier 2 private college)
CTC - 16LPA 

If you are in content marketing, share your details.

Trying to benchmark Content Marketing salaries for work.

Content Marketing Manager

I have 6 years experience. My current base/fixed is 60 LPA. (I also got a 5 lakh bonus and 5 lakh of my ESOPs vested this year making my total vested about 30 lakh. So the total comp is 70). 

I'm being offered a senior engineer position in an early stage startup (as part of the founding engineer team). They haven't given an offer yet.

Being early stage, the emphasis will most likely be on ESOPs. How do I evaluate this and set my expectations? (If I were to switch to a mature company, I believe the hikes usually are between 15-20%? How does this work for early stage startups?)

Salary expectation at early stage startup

Software Engineer

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Hey everyone, 

Thought of creating a daily post where we all can hang around and talk just about anything - without having a specific topic to discuss. 
Think of this like the Watercooler at your office. 

Look forward to hearing from y'all :)

Daily Watercooler (13th June)

The hiring scene is so bad RN man, and why tf every company I get offer to seems toxic af as per the current and ex employees. So tough to find the right ones

Product Manager

Founder

I wanted to reach out to the marketing folks to get an understanding of how much marketing folks are drawing these days. Any additional information is welcome. 

I'll start with someone i know who works at a startup. 
Yoe: 4
CTC: 18LPA +Esops
Background: Engineering from tier 1 private college

Let's talk about marketing salaries

Product Owner

Hi, I'm looking for info on compensation for the founder's office / CEO's office roles in the market currently.

I'm interviewing for company and the comp conversation will begin soon. The role will entail bizops, reporting, strategic research, new initiatives and fundraising.

I have >1 year of quality experience in a startup + a good undergrad biz education and proof of work.

Founder's Office Salary at a Series B Tech Startup

Analyst

Im currently working at McKinsey and want to understand if working at a startup in a strategy.growth role is better. What are the factors i should be thinking about before making the switch?

High growth startup or Consulting?

Currently at a startup, what are great exit options for 40l+ CTC (2 yoe Consulting+Startup). Also if anyone hiring- let me know.

Career Advice

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Hey Guys, Typically how much are CAs working in Startup’s (Seed / Series A) as Finance Manager or Finance Controllers, paid ? (Cash + ESOP)?

Any information or insights would be helpful since there seems to be very less publicly available data on this.

PS: Years of experience can be between 2-5 years

Thanks 😊

Finance salaries in Startup

Software Developer

Hello everyone,

Saw quite some people doing AMAs on this platform from VCs to Engineers, but nobody from Founder's Office roles.

Knowing that this role is somewhat new in the job market, not many people still know a lot about it. Shoot your questions, would answer them to the best of my capacity.

Background: Worked in the FO role for 2 FMCG brands, before joining a Fintech where I am working right now. Graduated from BIT, Mesra in 2021, but started working alongside my graduation coz of COVID.

AMA - Working in Founder's Office from past 3 years.

Founder’s Office

Hi folks, thinking of writing a regular mini blog here about my learnings being a generalist in the ecosystem.
I currently handle growth at an ecom startup and have previously been through 2-3 startups + a large corporate in my 7 year career.

#1: Why you should not stay only in startups

Recently started reflecting on salaries of many peers who are also startup folks and trying to see where it stands.
There are 3 cohorts:
a. People who started out in Big 4/Corporate & then became a generalist: They've been underpaid the most. First pay was 4-5L, and when they transitioned to startups, started at 7-9L. Over time, growing from there is difficult without MBA.

b. People who have forever been in startups: They earn more than A on average. But here too, there is a delta in their salaries vs. people with same YoE who went to an MBA and are in corporate now. Side note: I've seen this cohort has usually loved what they've done, and being in startups definitely has positively impacted their thought process.

c. People who went to a corporate/big tech etc. mid way: This cohort has done the best long term. Their pay got recalibrated when they went to a larger company in the middle through their career, and when they rejoined startups, they were respected more in salary negotiation.

This is to anybody out there who is a generalist and sees a similar path. Try to sandwich a proper, large company in your career. It gives you perspective on whether you like it and if startups is really your preferred route. And it also recalibrates your pay.

Startups will limit you basis your last salary. Corporates have standards basis bands. Just something to think over.

NOTE: Do share feedback, if this makes sense. And if you'd like to read more of these too.

The Generalist - #1: Why you should not stay only in startups

Not only compensation, corporates help you to learn saying “NO” to not-related tasks. I see young startup folks in the name of “learning” are forced to do anything and everything. In my first startup role, I was handling the responsibilities of a PM + ops, which burnt me like anything without any significant skills gain. Corporate taught me delegation, saying “No” to things which aren’t part of your team.

Corporate Strategist

Perfios recently received a funding of 230 million dollars. For the employees who didn't have ESOPs or benefit from the ESOPs, would there be a good salary hike associated here?

How has the appraisal been in other companies following a round of funding?

Does a round of startup funding lead to a good hike during appraisal?

Dear Startup Community,

I am currently employed at ICICI Bank, where I am a member of the Treasury team. In this role, I am responsible for managing the foreign exchange requirements of large corporate and multinational clients. I hold a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specializations in finance and strategy.

Throughout my career, I have maintained a strong interest in entrepreneurship. While my current position at ICICI Bank offers a comfortable salary and benefits, I find it lacking in terms of challenge and personal fulfillment. As a result, I am eager to transition into the dynamic and exciting world of startups.

I believe that I can bring valuable skills and experience to a startup environment. I am a skilled problem solver with a knack for learning new things. I also have a deep passion for entrepreneurship and a profound respect for the risks and rewards that come with starting a new business. Additionally, I have firsthand experience with the challenges of entrepreneurship, having previously founded and operated my own startup.

I am open to exploring opportunities with a primary focus is on finding an enriching experience where I can create real value and make a positive impact.

I kindly request the assistance of the startup community in connecting me with potential opportunities or providing guidance on how I can identify and pursue such opportunities.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Looking for Early Stage Startups to Join

Treasury Manager

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Those who are earning more than 1 lakh per month. Share your journey how you reached there and also some tips.

Big bucks boys

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

Hi,
Looking to switch profile from a data guy to something more interesting with a better pay. Can anyone suggest what are the possible routrs for a quick career progression.

Profile
Exp:3 yrs
Current: Series A startup
Education:Tier 1 bachelors and Masters

Exit options for Data Science

Data Scientist

Hi everyone,
I'm working in a pre-sales role at IBM. I completed MBA in 2023 and I feel that IBM is bit slow and bureacratic. I was hoping I would be able to switch to a startup. But I have a few questions -

1. Do startups pay well for MBA based roles too or is it only the dev team that get paid well? My comp at IBM is 25 LPA and I would like to be within similar range.

2. How do you find primarily about jobs in startups? Is LinkedIn the best source or are there other more effective methods to know about openings?

3. Do startups hire MBA folks with ~1 years of experience in MNCs or do they primarily look for fresh out of college people only? Is profile switch possible (i.e. from sales to finance/operations/supply chain etc)

Jobs for MBA freshers in startups

Sales

I'm considering an offer from a BLR based startup which is >Series D. This is for a Growth role.

Currently in a Series B startup where I have been for about 3 years now (been here since inception) and have 1% equity. What would be the right % of equity to ask for while making the switch? 9 YOE.

Would also be helpful if anyone can share the benchmarking of % equity for maybe every Series for the larger benefit of the community. TIA.

How much equity should I ask?

Program Manager

Hi,
One of my friends posted a job in our batch group but posted that 'this might be suitable for junior folks as salary is low'. Out of curiosity, I asked the salary in DM and the salary was more than what I was earning. So this puts me in a self degrading situation and hence I want to know the salary of fellow 2017 MBA grads.
Please mention the college name if possible.

Salary Comparison 2017 MBA batch

No hate but this is one of the worst things to do for one's mental peace, so many people will have FOMO because of this, including you.  
  
 I know people who stopped participating on Fishbowl because of this, with techies always asking about salaries, investments and what not. 
  
 If your salary is good enough for you, why worry about what others are earning, buddy.  
  
 I once heard a school senior speak on the topic "Why is his shirt whiter than mine?" for an extempore speech and I can't help but recall what they said - Be it anywhere, someone's shirt will always be whiter than yours. The question is, if your shirt is reasonably white and you and those close to you appreciate you while wearing it, does it matter what others are wearing?

Investment Manager

Have more than 5 years of experience working for a consulting MNC, a SaaS startup and a medium-sized consulting company.

Over the years have gotten the opportunity to work as a frontend engineer(angular, react), a fullstack engineer(java, javascript/typescript, python) and currently a data engineer(pyspark/databricks, azure, gcp).

Projecting my self as a fullstack/backend engineer only. 

What should be my fair salary ask in series A/B/C startups & other product companies?

I believe many of people in here will be in the same boat as me, so please put down your thoughts…!

How much does your startup pay (In-hand CTC)?

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