In regards to equity, you're probably not going to make significant money as an employee at any company unless you're one of the first 5. Facebook and Google ma

In regards to equity, you're probably not going to make significant money as an employee at any company unless you're one of the first 5. Facebook and Google may be different, but they're long past the point of making their employees rich (or potentially rich, if you're at facebook). Look at the equity as a nice bonus, not a way to make it big.