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It's important to compare like against like. There's a bias in favor of startups because the relative positions are different; he's comparing being the owner of one against being a…

I didn't know this. This seems like a much fairer arrangement than accepting a low number on the premise that other people might needs points. I have a year's protection against em…

Situation: so-so. 4 jobs in 4 years, but good performance/references, obvious talent that comes across in an interview. Sour notes are that I have an unfinished graduate degree (le…

Thanks. Should I try to line up a job before negotiating?

My plan is to wait until we're ready to formally incorporate before I raise the issue, because I'll have a better sense of what the numbers mean. I'm sure there were external peopl…

For example if they worked twice as long as you and they took twice the risk you did then it would be difficult for you to justify more than a 1/9 stake. That seems about right. I …

I figured the deal was fair because I thought salaries would be coming in imminently, and that I'd only be putting a few grand on the line. That turned out not to be the case. In t…

The other founders have deferred salary as well. Obviously, no one has to renegotiate anything, but I'm asking what's fair. I can't evaluate my own number because I don't know what…

How much did the original founders spend both in time and in money before you came along. * How much have /you/ spent in relation to that? * How affected was the outcome of the bus…

I disagree, because I've put 7 months of opportunity cost on the line, which is about $60k, so I definitely feel entitled to the trappings of founderdom. I'd almost certainly leave…

I'm sure I'm not the first person to ask this, and know each case is individual, but what guidelines should one use? I'm the third person, and my percentage is pretty low (low sing…