[leopoldo]

How crazy would it be to say something along the lines of: "OK, I'll accept your offer but I want to be paid for overtime, and have [some] freedom to work in personal projects/consulting (as long as they don't expose 'trade' secrets from the company)"

It's like saying, I'll take your low pay + stocks but you will also be risking that I start making more money on my own and leave.