[ReD_CoDE]

I think there's no rule, it depends on the startup, its market, and the potentials ahead

Imagine you be the first employee in a startup that has the potential to become next Uber?

Or a startup that can't be big enough, which the majority of startups are here, in this zone

You should find even 0.5% of Uber is better? Or 40% of an average startup which finally will have a value between $10-$100 million

[hangryhippo]

I just want something proportional to my contributions. If I contribute 10% and receive 0.5, isn't it a shit deal even if it is in millions?

[ReD_CoDE]

Does your startup has a Pitch Deck and Executive Summary? Take a look at the Total Addressable Market - TAM, Market Segment, and predictions. Find do you work in which kind of startup? Then can calculate 1% means how much money 5-10 years later