Is that a publicly traded company? Are you founder / co-founder? Are you employee #1-5? If answer is "NO" on all questions, then by reducing your salary, you

Is that a publicly traded company? Are you founder / co-founder? Are you employee #1-5? If answer is "NO" on all questions, then by reducing your salary, you're purely losing money. You won't see a penny for your "equity" even if company is sold for trillion $.