Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?

Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? by mtmail on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:25PM (#11130556)

You probably can't ask for an increase of options in the existing grant (contract), only for a new grant. And since there's two developers you're effectively negotiating for the other person as well (even if you don't want to, the founder will claim employees should/will be treated equally).

Of course you personally can make money during an acquisition. If it's a cash acquisition there's now a buyer for your options, if it's a stock acquisition you'd now own stock in the new company (if you're lucky they're publicly traded so you have a market to sell your options to).

Is 0.2% the options you will have after the first year (with 3x0.2% more coming in the next years) or is 0.2% the total already?

How much salary would you say you're missing by working at that startup?

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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? by 0xfd441b8e on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:36PM (#11130608)

So the first developer was there for a little over a year before I was. And worked for free for a little bit of that. I'm assuming that developer has a solid amount of options. If anything the cofounders just gave that developer stock outright.

0.2% is the total. I have approximately a third of that 0.2% right now.

I would consider I am missing out on about double my current salary. Not to boast but I could definitely reach ~80k no problem.

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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? by 8873872782 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:53PM (#11130697)

One of the wisest people I know said, you never get a raise unless you have another job offer in hand.

Seed salary is usually 65-80% of salary at a well-funded startup. You're getting 50%.

Read Ramit Sethi's stuff on how to negotiate this.

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