It seems like almost every startup funding system is predicated on early engineers being decieved about the value of their equity I'm about 10 years on from le

It seems like almost every startup funding system is predicated on early engineers being decieved about the value of their equity I'm about 10 years on from learning this lesson, and I've refused offers since that try to plod the same trail. It's a red flag that doesn't appear until after you've been taken. I would say "scammed," but I do assume companies aren't just out to rip their employees off, they're just going with conventional (received) management wisdom.