My granddaughter is deciding between two job offers with wildly different equity structures. Can you analyze current tech startup compensation trends to help us calculate total compensation packages accurately?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
My granddaughter is deciding between two job offers with wildly different equity structures. Can you analyze current tech startup compensation trends to help us calculate total compensation packages accurately?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 US tech startup compensation trends equity stock options RSUs startup salary Carta equity compensation report 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Carta startup equity dilution option pool exercise window 409A valuation preferred common stock guide 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
2026 startup compensation trends salary equity early stage technology companies reportGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 US tech startup compensation trends equity stock options RSUs startup salary Carta equity compensation report 2025 2026 Google ↗
Carta startup equity dilution option pool exercise window 409A valuation preferred common stock guide 2025 Google ↗
2026 startup compensation trends salary equity early stage technology companies report Google ↗
- State of Startup Compensation: H1 2026 · carta.com
- State of Startup Compensation: H2 2025 · carta.com
- 2026 Total Compensation & Benefits Report from Sequoia · sequoia.com
- What is a 409A Valuation? Key Concepts & Process · carta.com
- The Startup Employee Equity Grant Report 2026 · equitybee.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 US tech startup compensation trends equity stock options RSUs startup salary Carta equity compensation report 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Carta startup equity dilution option pool exercise window 409A valuation preferred common stock guide 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 startup compensation trends salary equity early stage technology companies report OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |