Finalizing offers from Google Cloud PM and late-stage unicorn. Need tactical advice beyond ‘know your worth.’ Veterans who transitioned: what compensation comparison frameworks worked best when lacking PM-specific benchmarks? How did you position consulting experience to justify higher base salaries? Any actual email scripts or conversation snippets to share?
they’ll lowball you 20% automatically. consulting ‘prestige’ means zilch in tech. play offers against each other but dont expect IB-level bumps. pro tip: negotiate equity refresh cycles over initial grant - that’s where real $ is after 2y
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