Relevant Market Data

Data improves decision-making. Here's some data resources we believe most tech workers will find helpful.

Relevant Market Data

Data improves your decision-making in nearly all circumstances. And we want to provide you with as much relevant public/free data as we can. For tech employees with stock-based-compensation, there are two primary vectors where data is highly relevant:

(1) How pre- and post-IPO companies have historically performed. This data can/should help you better understand the risk and reward of your stock-based-comp, aiding in many of the key decisions and analyses you may conduct:

• VC-Backed Company Exit Rates. Understanding exit-rate likelihood is key to making an investment decision regarding your stock comp.

• Average Tech Company Post-IPO Returns. The majority of technology companies decline In value after going public.

• Single Company Stock Performance in the S&P500. Picking individual stocks is challenging; most underperform.

(2) Tech employee compensation data. Whether you're trying to understand if you're fairly compensated, seeking data to make a case for a raise/bonus, or switching jobs and trying to understand average company/market compensation bands --> this provides a list of the best free and publicly available resources we're currently aware of:

• Average Tech Employee Compensation (By Job/Role/Seniority). There are some great free public resources to help you calibrate your cash and equity compensation.