Very difficult, and frankly pointless. I have seen employees take problems to the board in the past _if_ they already have a working relationship with board mem

Very difficult, and frankly pointless. I have seen employees take problems to the board in the past _if_ they already have a working relationship with board members. Otherwise, you are signalling yourself as an employee that cannot successfully work with the company's management. At best, the board will take actions based on your advice, but you will still compromise your own position within the company. The calculus is simple: in many startups the CEO owns 10-60% of the company. A very senior early employee who negotiated well on options/equity? Optimally <0.5%.