I agree - salary is what you negotiate on and equity is gravy. I took my current offer because I was happy with salary. If equity never pans out oh well. Als

I agree - salary is what you negotiate on and equity is gravy. I took my current offer because I was happy with salary. If equity never pans out oh well. Also to everyone else if a founder wants to pay you a lot with equity, you have to wonder how confident he or she is in long term value. If they really are going to be worth so much, why aren't they clutching those shares more tightly and throwing cash at you instead?