Somewhat related, I once had a job offer at an early startup and wanted to adjust the equity/salary ratio a bit. I asked "How much more equity could I get per $

Somewhat related, I once had a job offer at an early startup and wanted to adjust the equity/salary ratio a bit. I asked "How much more equity could I get per $1k drop in salary?" The founder liked that framing but when he went to go get legal to approve they shut it down saying that putting a direct dollar amount on equity would throw a huge wrench into 409a valuations. So while things have value, anchoring that value to a dollar amount is a different story.