By the time I joined a startup in the 1990s, it was on its way to 100 employees. They were really grateful to everyone who kept them running, and set up a reti

By the time I joined a startup in the 1990s, it was on its way to 100 employees. They were really grateful to everyone who kept them running, and set up a retirement plan with a really generous match. That alone made it worth it for me -- I maxxed out my contributions, and which then grew over the years. Maybe the moral of the story is they can structure their compensation package in all kinds of ways -- and it really just depends on what they're ultimately offering you.