> That's engineer math, but not financier math. Engineers read the whole message, including the bit about liquidation preferences and doing things outside the

> That's engineer math, but not financier math. Engineers read the whole message, including the bit about liquidation preferences and doing things outside the deal. Why do you find it unreasonable for different people to get different signing bonuses? Note that they're not getting them because of ownership, but because of perceived value to the acquirer.