[brudgers]

An hourly gig which requires one to five hours a week is Chinese water torture - just enough to be a pain in the ass, not enough to make any real money.

And considering it's being done at less than market rate - all it really amounts to is 1-5 hours of being pissed off on the cheap.

Seriously, with that little work, how often do you really need to meet face to face?

And while I understand the economics of moonlighting for a startup, it's a two way street and an unwillingness to take time off from your day job for a meeting over lunch suggests some lack of commitment on your part - i.e. you aren't willing to burn a few hours of leave from your day job, but are willing to ask the programmer to invest more time at below market rate around your convenience.

BTW, unless one person retains a controlling interest, if you are going to provide equity, 3-5% will give a third person equal control of the company to the two founders.

[richardjortega]

Just wanted to say brudgers, thank you so much for the "Chinese water torture" analogy. It made a ton of sense and I'll be meeting with my programmers to get things realigned from an expectation and compensation standpoint.