If I offered you lottery tickets in lieu of a paycheck would you take those? They have KNOWN published odds on lottery tickets, and you could sit down and do th

If I offered you lottery tickets in lieu of a paycheck would you take those? They have KNOWN published odds on lottery tickets, and you could sit down and do the math but your still taking a risk. Not only do you NOT know the odds with options, they may not be as liquid as you think. Even if your company is doing well in 4 years do you KNOW that you can sell them? If they aren't publicly traded and you NEED to cash some in (life happens) you might find that the best you can get is pennies on the dollar. IF you are going to consider the options they make SURE you get a cap table. Make sure that you can read and understand what you are given. Where you fall on it and what the outcomes might be (massive dilution)