Think of it this way: If you're working regularly for 80 hours a week for someone else... the opportunity cost is you could be starting your own company, litera

Think of it this way: If you're working regularly for 80 hours a week for someone else... the opportunity cost is you could be starting your own company, literally 40 hours a week. Or you could be a contractor and make extra cash. Ask yourself if you're going to do better, otherwise not a good deal. If you're going to invest that extra time you should have a clear roadmap to understanding why it will benefit you more, and that roadmap should be derived from the company's numbers, not a spreadsheet someone else is trying to sell you on. People will often try to sell you that you're part of 'something bigger' but don't lose sight of the fact you will be getting a much smaller slice of the pie. I'm assuming they're not offering to pay much, because otherwise, they could just hire 2 people.