As AI talent salaries soar into the stratosphere—with new graduates commanding $200K+ and Meta dishing out $100M+ compensation packages—many early-stage founders are wondering: How can you build a frontier technology company when single individuals are getting paid well more than the average Series A total financing?
As a partner at Bison Ventures, I back founders working in deep tech, particularly those using AI. I’ve seen firsthand the challenges startup teams are experiencing competing with Big Tech compensation packages flush with stock options. Assuming the only way to win is to outbid is a losing strategy. Here’s the advice I share with founders.
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Caleb Appleton is a Partner at Bison Ventures, where he partners with ambitious teams using technology to reshape the physical world. Prior to Bison, Caleb was a frontier tech investor at Innovation Endeavors, and before, an SVP and GM at TuneIn. More