Framework
Mission Alignment Over Compensation
Why pay stopped being the deciding factor.
How it works
- 1Competitive salary, benefits, and equity are now table stakes rather than differentiators.
- 2Cause: remote work after COVID plus the capability shift beginning in 2023 mean skilled people can out-earn your offer from home.
- 3The remaining lever is purpose, and it has to be legible to a stranger.
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