In addition to the Joel Test, expected hours, etc. I'd be interested in: - Do they expect a lower salary in exchange for equity? - If the job offers equity an

In addition to the Joel Test, expected hours, etc. I'd be interested in: - Do they expect a lower salary in exchange for equity? - If the job offers equity and if so, is there any way to quantify it? In other words, do they offer X shares but won't tell how many are outstanding? - If they say they want to hire the top N% do they intend to compensate in the top N% or are they looking for a "deal"? That last question could be made into two: - Are you looking for the top 1% of coders? - Is your compensation package in the top 1%?