Ask HN: What Do Programmers Look for When... 1 points by dschmidt11 14y ago ↗ HN A start-up offers an equity stake rather than an hourly/salary position? Feedback would be great. Thanks.
[–] water_throne 14y ago ↗ Here are the basic mechanics: http://paulgraham.com/equity.htmlEDIT: The only other thing I can think of is that you need to make sure you're equally protected against dilution (like what happened to Eduardo Saverin), I don't really know how this usually works.
[–] [dead] cancelbubble 14y ago ↗ I would tend to look for the exit because you can't live on the dangling equity carrot.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 16.2 ms ] threadEDIT: The only other thing I can think of is that you need to make sure you're equally protected against dilution (like what happened to Eduardo Saverin), I don't really know how this usually works.