CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
Well when I started at my current company, we were pre-ipo. Since then we have grown to a multi billion market leader, so I can speak to the three phases at the same company.ย 

I think my favorite phase was immediately post IPO. We had great brand awareness but not as much market penetration, and smaller sales team. I think average attainment was high 100%s because the territories were massive gold mines.ย 
Coffeesforclosers
Notable Contributor
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Director Sales and Market Development
Established corp looking to sell or ipo with equity.ย 
RedLightning
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Mid-Market AE
There's a huge middle ground between fresh start up and fresh IPO
Rmoney
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Inside Sales Specialist
Fresh start up with over 1B in Value? I feel like I weeded out the runts?
RedLightning
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Mid-Market AE
What about a series B SaaS company? I'm reading this as would you want to be sales hire 1 or work at a company that's IPOing. There's lots of companies on that trajectory that are ignored in this. Edit: I didn't see the FMK on this....ย 
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Why join a company right after the long-haulers made their money? Seems like a strategically terrible time to start--it's like being behind the billion-dollar lotto winner in line to buy a ticket. You were THIS close to making money but now you have to live with it.
PhlipOut
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Account Executive
Yes and no. Most startups are not unicorns.
I have 250 shares still from my time at a series B.
wonder if they'll ever be worth something
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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So you still can make money since they haven't gone through a liquidation event, yet. I also have purchased options from companies I was a part of, which are worth nothing until they either get bought or IPO.
PhlipOut
Politicker
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Account Executive
potentially yes. Absolutely.
But I've grown fond of predictable RSU vesting. Especially in companies where the stock price is going up :)
Ace
Arsonist
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CEO
Personally, a startup
Beasthouse
Opinionated
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Corporate trainer
start up that is just transitioning out of the bs unstructured faze
PhlipOut
Politicker
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Account Executive
I think just pre/post IPO. there is market fit and growth, process but not yet a dinosaur. Also you have good benefits and can cash out shares if needed
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Would you rather build something new or jump into an established company/org?

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Would you rather...
52% Build something from the ground up
48% Jump into an established company/org
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What would you do? Good culture, product-market fit/tech, growth potential - questionable manager, no equity, low pay

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Work at a start up acquired by a larger company?

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