Be blunt with the company, negotiate something better, or join later, after the raise, if you really like them. If they can only pay this price, they should ge

Be blunt with the company, negotiate something better, or join later, after the raise, if you really like them. If they can only pay this price, they should get a junior intern, not an employee. I don't know which incubator they went through, but no mentor I know would have told them this is a good offer to give to a developer. 1.4k a month is what you'd give to your best friend helping you with your startup because you can't afford more, not your #1 employee. I can totally imagine how it feels like on the other side, and it's hard, and they probably do a lot of very nice things, and may be very nice people, but giving such a low salary is not a good move, and they should know it. I didn't mention equity so far, because, well, as @MehdiEG said, it's only icing on the cake, nothing more. Good luck!