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![im_roy_lee Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1725985619640512512.png) Roy [@im_roy_lee](/creator/twitter/im_roy_lee) on x 141.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-23 20:05:10 UTC

startup "truth" i disagree with: don't pay high cash comp

we now pay 250k-350k base for designers and 300k-1m base for software engineers

thread on why everyone is wrong (except me and zuck):


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