Ask HN: What Do Programmers Look for When...

1 points by dschmidt11 14 years ago | 1 comment

A start-up offers an equity stake rather than an hourly/salary position? Feedback would be great. Thanks.

Here are the basic mechanics: http://paulgraham.com/equity.html

EDIT: The only other thing I can think of is that you need to make sure you're equally protected against dilution (like what happened to Eduardo Saverin), I don't really know how this usually works.

water_throne 14 years ago |

Here are the basic mechanics: http://paulgraham.com/equity.html

EDIT: The only other thing I can think of is that you need to make sure you're equally protected against dilution (like what happened to Eduardo Saverin), I don't really know how this usually works.