[mytailorisrich]

I have no experience of your situation but I think you should perhaps start by negotiating your level and title as an employee as part of the acquisition. I suppose that what's achievable is correlated to the size of your startup.

Whether you join as, say, Director or VP will have a direct consequential impact on your salary (you'll automatically fall within different compensation bands) but also on your standing within the company.

[Dimidium-07]

Thanks for the advice! Very helpful. Do you have any general tips for negotiating a salary?

[kartoolOz]

Negotiating the title and then researching salary bands for that title probably will give you more insight into what to expect, once you have a better understanding of their bands, asking a number in top 10% of the particular band should be doable. If the number doesnt impress you, ask for a higher title.