Unfortunately I can't give you any advice regarding specific percentages. But I would be very up front with them regarding wanting to take a bigger part of the

Unfortunately I can't give you any advice regarding specific percentages. But I would be very up front with them regarding wanting to take a bigger part of the action. Something along the lines of "Hey, I think this is a really amazing service and I believe it's going to be very successful. I'd really like to talk to you about making this a partnership instead of just being an employee. Here are the ways I think I can really contribute to the success of this thing..."