It doesn’t matter what pct of equity you were given until the company is successful. I’m very honest with potential founding members of my startup. I can offer

It doesn’t matter what pct of equity you were given until the company is successful. I’m very honest with potential founding members of my startup. I can offer 2%-5% for certain roles, but if we fail, you’re not getting anything. And if you walk away, you’re essentially giving that equity back. This is a long post about not understand startups and funding and has little to do with VCs.