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by gamble 5760 days ago
> After all, it's going to be a $10 billion company one day, and that 0.25% is going to make you a millionaire many times over, no?

Sage wisdom, here. It's easy to seem generous when you're dreaming about carving off a tiny sliver from an enormous pie. Startups aren't an adventure, or a calling, or a mission from god - they're a business. And the fastest way to shed the BS and get down to reality is to insist on equity, in writing.