Don't give people equity if they don't have work to do RIGHT NOW that you ABSOLUTELY need them for. If not, wait. Every day you wait means their risk goes down

Don't give people equity if they don't have work to do RIGHT NOW that you ABSOLUTELY need them for. If not, wait. Every day you wait means their risk goes down and they will get less equity. Do NOT give people a part of your company because you think you'll need them "later" and because you think they'll pull their weight "later".