1% can't be fair or unfair out of context. sometimes "founding" contributors join long after founding. sometimes they join during funding. Neither case justif

1% can't be fair or unfair out of context. sometimes "founding" contributors join long after founding. sometimes they join during funding. Neither case justifies a number either. Think founding team secures $3M based on something, wants to bring in engineers. Founder(s) worked for 1 year researching on their own dime. Then it's also about who bears the load. Founders typically bear the load, if other members do that, they should be cofounders. Otherwise, it's more or less pareto / power law with a risk adjustment.