Hi Hacker News,<p>I am a senior in college and am a business guy into all things tech and I have been offered a job right out of college to work for a hot startup in the online music space. I have been interning there since October so they know that they want me to stay and have asked me to give them a salary amount they would need to match to keep me.
At the startup there's basically just the programmers and the customer service representatives, and to the best of my knowledge the reps make somewhere in the mid to low 30K's and I'm just guessing that the programmers make between 70k to 120k.
They've also offered stock options though I'm not as interested in that and would rather take a higher salary.<p>Any suggestions?
> They've also offered stock options though I'm not as interested in that and would rather take a higher salary.<p>Why?<p>Yes, cash is something that you can spend now, but stock costs them less, so you might be able to get more NPV by loading up on stock.<p>Also, suppose that they brought in another intern (or two) with the difference between what you'd like and what you can live on. What would that do to the value of your stock? (John Elway diverted part of his salary to linemen. That was an investment in his career and health.)<p>You could negotiate a steady increase in pay, so your income grows as you change your lifestyle.<p>BTW - since you've been working there for a while, the cliff for vesting should be significantly less than it would be for a new hire.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions, that gives me a solid range. I am not in sales so there is no commission. I do solely business development and marketing.