> When a potential client or employer offers you equity, you can't sit there and ask them for their financials. Why not? If they flip out and don't hire you, h

> When a potential client or employer offers you equity, you can't sit there and ask them for their financials. Why not? If they flip out and don't hire you, hurrah! People who are allergic to financial details don't make good business partners. (Bernie Madoff being the asymptotic example. He was famously hostile to questions about the financials.)