[zer00eyz]

> my startup

This is where your a step out of pace.

> by the work life balance mob

And this is where they are missing the boat.

Pay me enough to live, and save, give me a giant cut (not the meager equity of the last 25 years) and a place to show up to 3-4 days a week.

The whole point of a startup, of putting in that work is that you're making a bet. A bet on the idea, and the team, the team is making that bet too. The table stakes for startups have changed, and you're going to need a much more egalitarian distribution for your first 10-50 hires now if you want to attract talent.