>> Most engineers figured out that the options/stocks of startups are worthless. Also, if the startup gives you options/stocks without showing up the cap table

>> Most engineers figured out that the options/stocks of startups are worthless. Also, if the startup gives you options/stocks without showing up the cap table, they are giving you a numerator and not a denominator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_table Never trade real cash for imaginary money unless you have the facts