[codeslush]

Vesting Schedule: Three to Four years - and you should give something within 90 days (or sooner) in good faith. The vesting will be given on the anniversary of years one and two - and then likely monthly thereafter. The earlier vesting could be a point of contention - as you may give away something for nothing. But if you look at it from their perspective, they're also giving up something for potentially nothing. Very delicate.

Percentage is a tough one. Depending on who you talk to, they'll tell you very little for a pure developer - more for higher level positions. As a developer, I find this offensive! :-) Anyway, check out the blog for Mark Suster (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/) as he has some excellent advice for the question you're currently asking. Browse through many of his articles! You'll find vesting and percentage info within the posts, and many more nuggets of gold.

Best for you and your startup!