I completely agree, but it's also extremely common. A lot of people get lured in by the equity. But do the math -- 1% equity on a $10M acquisition is $100k. E

I completely agree, but it's also extremely common. A lot of people get lured in by the equity. But do the math -- 1% equity on a $10M acquisition is $100k. Even 5% on a $20M acquisition is just $1M. Does anyone have data on how many people made more than $1M on a web start up acquisition or IPO in the past five years? You need to get market rate, or darn close, or founder-level equity.