2-2.5% and a lowball salary is right. I would argue that folks are only getting ...

		alexdmoore on Dec 3, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Equity for a first employee 2-2.5% and a lowball salary is right. I would argue that folks are only getting more when the founders are weak in some area. If you are weak and the 1st emp is a sick engineer give whatever it takes to lock up the talent. Otherwise 2% and 50k is right.