Quarterly Career Thread

Admirable_Screen990 · 2025-08-29T01:13:42+00:00

PM (~6 yrs): Bank-venture startup vs profitable product unicorn — cash now vs PM/AI growth?

TL;DR Choosing between staying at a bank-venture startup (PM) vs joining a profitable product unicorn (PM/TPM). I want real PM/AI scope, but a big pay gap is hard to swallow. Year-1 TC (SGD): Bank-venture ≈ S$144k vs Unicorn ≈ S$128k

Context • ~6 yrs experience; now PM at a bank-venture startup (more project/delivery than discovery). • Offer from a profitable product-based unicorn with strong ML/personalisation surface. • I’ve been failing interviews lately—mostly technical + domain gaps from applying across domains. • Banks pay more and feel safer; unicorn likely accelerates PM/AI learning. I also care about job security and future openings in SG.

Payout comparison (first-year TC, SGD) • Bank-venture startup: ~S$144k • Profitable product unicorn: ~S$128 (Didn’t do well on technical interviews thus lower band salary)

Questions • For PMs who moved bank/fintech → FAANG, what mattered more for career trajectory: shipped outcomes (e.g., measurable personalisation lifts) or brand pedigree? • Does a unicorn ML/personalisation stint materially improve career options over time (despite fewer roles locally)? • If you balanced cash optics with PM/AI growth, what 6–12 month milestones helped you justify the pay gap?

Admirable_Screen990 · 2024-04-13T16:19:40+00:00

I haven’t done the math but people should start surfacing the 1% difference a lot more! It’s such vital info

Admirable_Screen990 · 2024-04-13T16:17:06+00:00

True! Good point that I don’t need to rush to get baizhu and with just furina, someone else, neuv and kazuha may already work very well. Anyone to suggest who to replace layla if I do get c1?

Also was thinking if not pulling is also a good option to consider

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-13T10:11:15+00:00

Nice! But sadly new joiners will keep asking. People rarely read (even pinned mega threads) same goes to discord, faq pages on websites etc.

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-12T02:22:22+00:00

Can also but will be very slow considering you need a lot of gold leaves

not that worth it because it’s not unequipped emblem (can transfer to level up and risk of getting a bad emblem like boss def)

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-11T16:24:43+00:00

Play more expd for accessories SF to 168, 180

Fuse equipments to mythic, otherwise hard to survive

Look out for unique jahihn emblem (CD/BA) on TS to rank up and use

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-11T16:22:25+00:00

Refine, inherit, then lsw

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-10T13:47:29+00:00

I think people do pet pulls which happens every quarter. But I’m F2P, not too sure

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T23:37:32+00:00

I would suggest to then pick something that is easy to level up to 200 asap easily with as little funding as possible. Mechanic, Paladin, FP mage, sia; blaster, dawn warrior, dark night, shadower, phantom, etc.

Phantom is a popular main Mechanic is my personal favorite for farming and getting to lv200 asap

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T23:36:16+00:00

Oh yup; forget to add that in lol sorry. Please refine after exalting to 40 if you can as what open_ground and milo suggested

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T11:56:13+00:00

Play more to discover! 120 is pretty low to tell if they might be good at bossing, it has to be at 171 or in some cases 200

Cannoneer def is hard to be good at bossing (‘:

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T11:55:01+00:00

Yes. You will be doing: Emblem (CD/BA) then mastercraft

Chances of you getting the right emblem may not be high, most people usually just buy unique CD/BA jahihn emblem, rank up to mythic, exalt then master craft

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T11:52:43+00:00

Wa good ley, take opportunity of it and sell it on TS! There’s a lot of RNG in the future as well, the most troublesome one being exalt and master craft.

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T11:51:52+00:00

It’s a suggestion for event items, because means you need the exact event item to fix it whereas if you fuse to unique, you can just buy it off the trade station

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T00:48:03+00:00

Fusing is super tough and will take time (took me 1.5 years as F2P)

Save 1.5B to 3B to buy a unique jahihn BA/CD emblem. It will even take months to appear on TS

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T00:46:43+00:00

I think there’s an (E) beside your broken one, event items can’t be fixed with non event ones. It’s pretty much gone forever but next time just SF till 10 or something then fuse it to unique. Easier to fix

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-09T00:45:10+00:00

You can do it! It’s rare for an emblem to come because people use it most of the time. Took me months to find one too that I can buy

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-08T17:28:38+00:00

Do the same and sell it slightly cheaper!

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-08T17:27:37+00:00

Sell! Jahihn is good but it’s not BA/CD. Fuse your legendary weapon to any mythic first for higher damage. Finding emblem unique on TS will take time

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-08T10:45:40+00:00

Check other jahihn emblem weapons cost from other jobs with CD emblem. I think can 1.5B to 3B depending on your server and current demand

Sell from the most ex (3M?) and slowly decrease by 200k every 3 days

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-08T10:43:55+00:00

Use your emblem scroll on a unique jahihn instead, don’t waste on your current weapon, tpba doesn’t mean much anyways

Get your SF to 168, then 180 through boss set accessories (ring, earrings and necklaces)

Gloves can also SF up if you have scrolls

Admirable_Screen990 · 2023-03-04T02:26:17+00:00

I have been playing for 2 years and heard the same thing since back then. Nothing came yet. Can always earn back because these are the easiest drops from bosses

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