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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:16PM (#11131292)

Thank you for helping out a random stranger on the Internet. I will run some simulations using your method / information. This will help tremendously!

Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:50PM (#11130683)

We are going to need to raise a lot of money; we are developing our own hardware. I don't want to mention more than that because this is a high visibility story now and members of the company frequent HN.

Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for? 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.

Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?

Posted by 0xfd441b8e on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:11PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi all,So I have recently set up a meeting with our company's cofounders regarding my equity stake in this startup I work for.I am one of two developers (not including the cofounder). I am making between 40-45k per year and currently have a number of options vesting which would represent ~0.2% of the company currently (I have no idea what they would represent in 3 years when they finish...

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