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title: 'Week 8'
description: 'Close the process. Align deadlines to October 16. Negotiate on parallel offers. Sign.'
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**October 5–16, 2026.** Finish the remaining onsites. Align the deadlines. Negotiate on parallel offers. Sign.

## Goals

- [ ] Finish the remaining onsites: Databricks, Netflix, or Uber, if they are ready.
- [ ] Align every decision deadline to October 16.
- [ ] Negotiate on parallel offers. Disclose that competing offers exist. Never give numbers.
- [ ] Sign the best offer.

## The close, step by step

<Steps>
  <Step title="Finish the onsites">Finish any remaining onsites. Solve at most 1 timed problem each day.</Step>
  <Step title="Align the deadlines">Align every decision deadline to October 16. Tell every company that this date exists.</Step>
  <Step title="Negotiate">Negotiate on parallel offers. Say that competing offers exist. Do not give numbers.</Step>
  <Step title="Sign">Sign the best offer.</Step>
</Steps>

## Negotiation levers

Use a different lever at each company.

| Company | Lever |
|---|---|
| Stripe | Sign-on bonus and RSU value |
| Coinbase | Equity and the IC6 level |
| Ramp and Plaid | Equity value |
| Netflix | One number: the cash mix |
| Uber and Meta | A written offer against a downlevel |

:::tip
Leverage comes from parallel offers, not from arguments. An exploding offer from the calibration tier is a tool. Use it to compress the core tier. Do not take it out of fear.
:::

## Outputs

- The remaining onsites, done.
- Every deadline aligned to October 16.
- A signed offer, negotiated on parallel offers.