Morale of the story is that always have SHA, and preferably with reverse vesting ( with some cliff ) so that if you leave early you get something but if almost

Morale of the story is that always have SHA, and preferably with reverse vesting ( with some cliff ) so that if you leave early you get something but if almost immediately nothing. Having said that, I would go with trying to improve the numbers - eg 5% of company as your remaining share ( that makes it still probably fine in investors pov ), or more money, depending on which you want.