[jaunkst]

Give me equity stake. I don't want to manage, I want to come out of the end ready to start my own venture or retire and do what I love and build and awesome open source project to give back to the community.

[ultimape]

If money is a means to an end, why not just find an employer who provides and supports that kind of work directly?

[cookiecaper]

Because having the actual money lets you determine the end and implement it by your own definition.

[seanmcdirmid]

Those jobs are hard to find. If you have one, hold on to it.