"Dickensian" is right, I once knew a poor soul that were making 1/3 what I was in a startup. I've known several that were ~1/2.
I'm not sure being full-stack really accounted for the full difference. Probably more to do with being viciously acquisitive and enjoying sales and negotiation.
Also, I'm not working on the fashion thing anymore, thought of a better marketing experiment to try.
Startups will pay well if you know how to negotiate and have leverage, but if not, you'll get screwed. Usually the equity is pretty pathetic too. They're much more likely to exploit transient weakness than larger corporations, which have lower bounds on salary range as well.
I'm not sure being full-stack really accounted for the full difference. Probably more to do with being viciously acquisitive and enjoying sales and negotiation.
Also, I'm not working on the fashion thing anymore, thought of a better marketing experiment to try.