This is why I love working at early-stage startups: it aligns incentives. Nobody is pushing me to work those extra hours: I'm doing so because I genuinely belie

This is why I love working at early-stage startups: it aligns incentives. Nobody is pushing me to work those extra hours: I'm doing so because I genuinely believe that they will materially increase the value of the company (and thus my stock). Honestly, I genuinely don't understand how the classical employment model (salary alone) ever worked for any professional employers/employees. Incentives are diametrically opposed, and in 90% of situations someone is getting at least partially shortchanged.