Go plug the numbers in for yourself on tldroptions.io and see what the return looks like.
That said, on the most rocketcorny of rocketcorns the growth curve continues and being an employee in series A or B can be a nice payday. But for the vast, vast majority of companies (VAST!), your share will be worth little, and more often than not, less than what you will make just going to work at a FAANG.
Startups have other innumerable benefits, but in terms of compensation, those benefits are (unfortunately) just that.
Go plug the numbers in for yourself on tldroptions.io and see what the return looks like.
That said, on the most rocketcorny of rocketcorns the growth curve continues and being an employee in series A or B can be a nice payday. But for the vast, vast majority of companies (VAST!), your share will be worth little, and more often than not, less than what you will make just going to work at a FAANG.
Startups have other innumerable benefits, but in terms of compensation, those benefits are (unfortunately) just that.