[anamax]

> And good hackers are desperate to find good startups. Why does this have to be such a hard problem?

Both have a recognition problem.

Also, there are multiple definitions of "good". Cool problems are great, but if you're offering below market rate compensation, you can't offer below market rate risk.

Many hackers can do arithmetic on equity. 1% after dilution is >$1M only on a >$100M exit, which is relatively rare.

We've no objection to you getting rich. However, it isn't worth much to us either.