jonnysilk
I'm sick of hearing people call themselves growth hackers after adding Facebook integration and sharing buttons.
For more info the book Start-up Nation details stories and explains how their culture fosters entrepreneurship.
- Put your fence post out first by setting a number that you could get elsewhere - Mention that you love the company and are willing to take a partial cut on a higher alternative but cant do more than that - Assume the stock wont be worth much at all, explain although you strongly believe in the company most start-ups fail - Confidence is important
Ditch the reddit branding and come up with a different product name and logo.
I still cant believe amazon were able to patent the one click sales process they offer on their website. Maybe one of the car makers will patent their air conditioning button? =(
The sites had off the charts growth, huge revenue dollars that were growing just as fast and the land was up for grabs.
Even Google got suckered into this when it tried to buy Groupon for billions in cash, I can see where the investors were coming from, well at least before 2011.
You should work for a company you are passionate about, take it's stock and assume it will be worth next to nothing and hope for the best.