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Ask HN: What Do Programmers Look for When...
A start-up offers an equity stake rather than an hourly/salary position? Feedback would be great. Thanks.
- water_throne 14y agoHere are the basic mechanics: http://paulgraham.com/equity.html http://paulgraham.com/equity.html EDIT: The only other thing I can think of is that you need to make sure you're equally protected against dilution (like what happened to Eduardo Saverin), I don't really know how this usually works.
- cancelbubble 14y agoI would tend to look for the exit because you can't live on the dangling equity carrot.