I've had the opposite experience though: they hemmed and hawed and then signed my redlined agreement. And I don't see why pointing out something that's in the u

I've had the opposite experience though: they hemmed and hawed and then signed my redlined agreement. And I don't see why pointing out something that's in the user profile is "very" against the guidelines. And "walk away" is a good advice for startups in general nowadays, for reasons outlined here: https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/, even without abusive clauses in equity contracts. I did win the lottery in the end, but very few people do. Even fewer if they don't have their contracts reviewed by a lawyer. I have similar experiences now as well, when doing consulting work: I have my lawyer redline nearly every single contract, as, I'm sure, you do as well. Not once have I lost any work because of this.