Most startups aren't successful period. If you're the 100th employee at a startup that sells for $30M, then no, you're not going to make a lot from that exit.

Most startups aren't successful period. If you're the 100th employee at a startup that sells for $30M, then no, you're not going to make a lot from that exit. The economics of startups are such that the vast majority of the returns for both investors and employees are from the big successes, so if you're looking for $$, that's where you need to be.