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by bobby_9x 3797 days ago
You are replacable. You can try to give them an ultimatium and threaten to leave. But they may just show you the door.

Even if they don’t now, when things get better, they will probably be thinking about ways to reeuce their risks by replacing you or dividing your responsibilities.

Most people in your position don‘t get much equity. Even if you do, it‘s usually diluted down to nothing with rounds of funding or you never see anything when the company crashes and burns.

I’ve been there more than once. It’s much better to just work for a salary that you are worth and forget about equity.

It’s a carrot used to prevent you from leaving when things get bad.