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Re:How I negotiated my startup compensation (with numbers) by tptacek on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @02:42PM (#4414088)
Huh? Nobody offers .5% equity to an "office manager" or "QA". She says in the post her role is "Director".

Michelle is an enterprise software consultant with an engineering background.

Re:How I negotiated my startup compensation (with numbers) by riazrizvi on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @03:29PM (#4414312)
then, wow, she's getting screwed.
Re:How I negotiated my startup compensation (with numbers) by btilly on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @08:17PM (#4415472)
She's married to a co-founder.

If she thinks that she's increasing the odds of a successful exit, then below market compensation could be financially worthwhile for that reason alone.