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Re:Salary Negotiation by LoSboccacc on Friday June 03, 2016 @05:33PM (#11833426)
yeah but equity * likely outcome is going to be comparable to a lottery ticket, not hard cash, unless you are 100% sure you can pick startup winners, and if you can why aren't you just into the funding market making 1000x than a developer per year?
Re:Salary Negotiation by tedmiston on Friday June 03, 2016 @07:28PM (#11833989)
You don't have to be 100% sure to be able to boost your odds.

One way to boost your odds towards picking a winner is to join in the employee ~15-25 spots. Early enough that equity is on the table, but late enough that some traction has been proven already to dampen your risk.