Ask HN: I've been offered some equity for work as Employee #1

Re:Ask HN: I've been offered some equity for work as Employe... by ccitizen on Thursday December 01, 2011 @01:02AM (#3298587)

I am not totally convinced that he knows the space well myself.

I find myself trying to justify sticking with them, maybe negotiate a lower working time/commitment for the same pay (provided that they cannot afford to increase the pay) in exchange of losing this friendship and potential network.

Although I still think I'd be shortchanged.

Another worrying trend I feel is that while I'm probably 'employee #1', I find myself doing more architecture/design work than the technical co-founder as he is a relatively new programmer.

What would be a good way to ensure that I do not burn bridges while negotiating and/or rejecting?

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Re:Ask HN: I've been offered some equity for work as Employe... by TWAndrews on Thursday December 01, 2011 @01:05PM (#3300699)

I'd just tell them that your current financial situation doesn't enable you to work for just equity. And if you feel like you're doing more of the technical work than the technical co-founder, it's probably not a good situation overall.

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