This is almost the perfect job ad for here, except for what someone in at the beginning is going to look for - a little bit of equity, with the promise of a lot

This is almost the perfect job ad for here, except for what someone in at the beginning is going to look for - a little bit of equity, with the promise of a lot of control (i.e. a co-founder-ish role) down the road if they rose to the occasion. I'd be tempted myself, but I'm in the middle of something.