I don't get your point? I think you are saying "early employees become future founders"? As a former early employee, I was different from a founder in that I w

I don't get your point? I think you are saying "early employees become future founders"? As a former early employee, I was different from a founder in that I wanted to help build something, I didn't want to lead building something. Founder got more equity because of it. No problem from me. The founders skills had to be way wider and more diverse than my own, and I got to stretch a bit, but still hone my core skill set.