Hiring has to be pertinent to what you are doing... For me "equity" or "equity plus small amount of cash" generally means you are looking for volunteer labor.

Hiring has to be pertinent to what you are doing... For me "equity" or "equity plus small amount of cash" generally means you are looking for volunteer labor. I've done a bit of this, but generally most postings of this nature are of the "we want you to work for free" nature. I avoid them.