"6% options is about average for a co-founder-level tech lead at a very small company." Even if true, the fact that there are a lot of gullible young tech lead

"6% options is about average for a co-founder-level tech lead at a very small company." Even if true, the fact that there are a lot of gullible young tech leads driving this average down is no good reason that the poster should be equally gullible. Do the startup thing when it can be your thing. "First employee" is really the worst of all worlds.