[earl]

I understand what it is. I understand why investors do it.

I reiterate my point: it's unseemly when founders earn millions and everyone else, particularly the employees, goes home with nothing.

[meric]

That's why it is important for employees to demand market salary, startup or no.

[true_religion]

It's not as if Digg was a fly-by-your-pants startup. They paid their employees competitive salaries.