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Re:Ask YC: Help in negotiating my stake in a start-up by tptacek on Thursday May 01, 2008 @11:38AM (#178537)
18 months of 50% effort at no salary = 9 months full time no salary. Why do you think a 21% gap is too high for that?

Again: 4% is a very large share for an employee. When the company comes to its senses, nobody else is going to get anything even in that neighborhood.

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Re:Ask YC: Help in negotiating my stake in a start-up by boucher on Thursday May 01, 2008 @01:00PM (#178596)
4% isn't in any way an unreasonable share for a first or second hire, especially when they're asking you to take no salary.
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Re:Ask YC: Help in negotiating my stake in a start-up by tptacek on Thursday May 01, 2008 @05:08PM (#178938)
I agree, it's not unreasonable. Just high.
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