[dasil003]

This is a silly way to think about the tradeoff between startup and big-co. Startup equity is typically ISOs which is to say it's literally worth zero the day it's granted, and it only gains value if the valuation increases, and even then subject to dilution, cliffs, etc. The reason you buy into it is some combination of believing in the company and valuing the experience, not because of some expected value calculation.