You say "save for ownership structure" like it isn't the most important thing in this case :) Because of their majority ownership, the power balance is very mu

You say "save for ownership structure" like it isn't the most important thing in this case :) Because of their majority ownership, the power balance is very much different than with normal employees. It is typically not possible for employees to band together and fire a founder, but it is very possible for founders to fire employees. The risk assumed is also different: founders often put up significant chunks of their personal capital to get off the ground, but I have never heard of a startup employee being asked to put in extra money in order to get hired.