Hi, I'm a senior engineer with 8 year experience and a PhD. I'm considering joining a startup as one of the first 10 employees, how much equity will be a fair amount?
That's asked sooo many times on HN. Here are a few threads to get you thinking:<p>How much equity should i ask for:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9516991" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9516991</a><p>First employee, how much to ask for:<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18052992" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18052992</a><p>How much equity to ask for:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11130492" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11130492</a><p>How much equity is a good advisor worth:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1912588" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1912588</a><p>How much equity do you give employees:<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=565045" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=565045</a><p>How much equity should i ask for: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2635050" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2635050</a><p>How much equity should i give my new-cofounder<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8668290" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8668290</a><p>How much equity to offer first employee employee:<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=598509" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=598509</a><p>How much equity should I ask for?<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3904759" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3904759</a><p>That should do the trick. Happy hunting