| Go for either, A. Best possible salary you can fetch anywhere with low equity (around ~1%) B. Just enough salary to get by with high equity (around ~4%) Don't get stuck in the middle, avg salary with 1% equity. Given your status (recent graduate) and company's status (pre-seed), option A wouldn't be ideal for both the parties but less so to the company. You can use that as a negotiating strategy to get to option B which would be best for both. Also, keep in mind, the CTO has built the platform for 2 years so she might also have some background in architecture. If true, your negotiating position is less strong. You are in the best position to know how the business is doing or going to do in the next couple of years. I would adjust the numbers depending on the risk in the business. Finally, if there are too many unknowns on the business side, then I would only stick to option A. It's a personal decision but my risk appetite as an employee is very low. |