This chapter explores the issue of unequal equity distribution for technical individuals, discussing scenarios for founders, early employees, and Googlers. It emphasizes the importance of evaluating equity based on responsibilities and potential financial outcomes, and encourages engineers to question if they are being exploited or treated unfairly.
The stories are true: technical founders (and early technical employees!) often end up with the short end of the stick when starting a company.
In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll discuss the questions and best practices that an aspiring technical founder should think about — whom to start a company with, and how to think about things like equity split and division of responsibilities. Know what you are worth and act accordingly!
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