I can see one upside of founders taking cash early; their treatment of the early employees foreshadows how they will treat them when the actual equity event hap

I can see one upside of founders taking cash early; their treatment of the early employees foreshadows how they will treat them when the actual equity event happens. Otherwise, an early employee would have to wait/work years longer for the actual equity event (if it ever comes) to find out how they will be treated.