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		__turbobrew__ 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open guide to equity compensation 1. If the company is bootstrapped the founders can have preferred stocks with whatever clauses they want on it 2. Most (all?) companies will not show you their cap tables so it basically boils down to “trust me bro”

lotsofpulp 8 months ago [–]

The logical conclusion to #2 is valuing the equity compensation at zero, and foregoing it and asking for extra cash.

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