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job that might matter to you, like time off, ability to work from\n+  home, flexible hours, and so on.\n+\n+Some general notes on these components, including\n+[several by Cristina Cordova](https://twitter.com/cjc/status/984094472190349312):\n+\n+- Early stage startups will focus on salary and equity and (if they are funded) benefits.\n+  Bonus and signing bonus are more common in larger cash-flush companies.\n+- Bonus is usually standardized to the company and your level, so not likely to be something\n+  you can negotiate.\n+- Signing bonus is highly negotiable.\n+  This doesn’t mean any company will give large signing bonuses, but it’s often more\n+  feasible, since it varies candidate by candidate, and unlike salary and bonus, it’s a\n+  one-time cost to the company.\n+  Depending on terms you may need to pay it back if you leave the company right away.\n+\n+### Startup offers\n+\n+Because startups are so much smaller than many established companies, and because they may\n+grow 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