Simple answers, all startups are born not equal. When you take a job at one (assuming you're talented and can work at a Google) you are looking at the particul

Simple answers, all startups are born not equal. When you take a job at one (assuming you're talented and can work at a Google) you are looking at the particular poker hand that startup has been dealt. Some are worth 1.5%/130K per year, some are not. If you can't read poker hands like that, you are pretty screwed no matter what.