There's no guarantee. Anyone with a stake, including early investors, faces the same issue. At my last company I thought I got an ok deal on signing but after a

There's no guarantee. Anyone with a stake, including early investors, faces the same issue. At my last company I thought I got an ok deal on signing but after a couple of pivots and acquiring a smaller company my original stake became increasingly small. I got decent follow-on options but the 4 year clock starts over for each one.