I appreciate your insight. One thing I might add to bolster my reason for wanting compensation is that the prototype is critical to their business and without i

I appreciate your insight. One thing I might add to bolster my reason for wanting compensation is that the prototype is critical to their business and without it they will be set back several months which they cannot afford. Furthermore, their vesting schedule gives them the potential to work me to death in the first year and then take everything I've built (past and future) and show me the door before anything vests. On the other hand, if I walk, I might have wasted a few months time but at least I will have comparable salary in a stable job. 3% in early seed rounds just seemed pathetic to me when my role would be vital to the companies ability to grow.