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Inside the startup hiring process: Equity, Comp, and Red Flags

Hosted by Clera Labs Inc.

When
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Where
Mission
Format
Networking, Panel / Fireside Chat and Roundtable / Workshop
Inside the startup hiring process: Equity, Comp, and Red Flags artwork

/ About this event

Most hiring advice is written for the company. This one isn’t.

We’re getting inside the hiring process from the candidate side: what companies say they’re doing vs. what actually happens.

What we’ll cover

• First calls: what companies are actually screening for • Equity: what your number means, and how to tell if it’s worth anything • Comp: how to read an offer against stage, runway, and dilution • Red flags: why companies go quiet, and which silences matter • Final rounds: the questions that get real answers • Saying no: how to walk away without burning the relationship

Format

Seb, co-founder at Clera, puts hiring assumptions to the test with two heavy hitters who broke into SF startups. Confirm or deny. Then we’ll open it up for Q&A and networking.

Run of show

6:30 PM — Doors 7:00 PM — Panel 7:35 PM — Q&A 7:50 PM — Networking 8:30 PM — End

Who it’s for

People trying to break into startups, or sitting on an offer and unsure how to judge it.

Part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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