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		isbvhodnvemrwvn on Dec 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their... So early startups should get money from their workers?

mulmen on Dec 30, 2021 [–]

I’m not sure how you arrived at that conclusion. If you go to the very beginning I’m sure many startups get money from employee #1, AKA the founder. But even in an early stage startup why hire someone that isn’t delivering value?

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