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15 Mar 2026 Lenny's Podcast The tactical playbook for getting 20-40% more comp (without sounding greedy) | Jacob Warwick (Executive Negotiator)
“The core to your philosophy is make it very clear to the company, "Here's the pain I will solve for you, and here's why it's worth paying me this much more.”
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- Lenny Rachitsky
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- 15 Mar 2026
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- Lenny's Podcast
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…But when you look at the money that the company's making in comparison, you're not being greedy. It doesn't have to be such an aggressive thing. It doesn't have to be confrontational. The simplest advice, "What's the chance there could be a little more?" That's not greedy at all. The core to your philosophy is make it very clear to the company, "Here's the pain I will solve for you, and here's why it's worth paying me this much more. " These companies have significant leverage over it. They know what people make, they know what others make, they know what they'll accept. You have to understand what value you can create. And if you understand that value, you can have that conversation with confidence.…
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