Our company founders are trying to create a spin-off focused on building products (in tech).
The proposed equity to me is 12%, but the salary won't change much (Italy, 36K before taxes, about 1700/month... not much for all the things we have to account for). The execution is all on my teams' shoulders with advice on company building and investing.
I like the work, but I can't wrap my head around if it's an offer I should be grateful to or my colleagues and I should call for more. We are working full-time on this and things are turning well only when we started making decisions independently.
To give you the bigger picture, to one of us they proposed less than me and my other colleague, so it's not my business, but I'm concerned that this could cause internal friction. Should I bring this up? I think I could be happy with the 3 of us ending with 15% each (now we have a total of 32%).
I have high hopes for this project, and I think we'll succeed (like any other startup), but I don't know if, having our backs covered is a reason enough to undermine our potential earnings in the long run.
Also, if we decide to negotiate, have you any suggestions on starting this kind of conversation???
Thanks for your time
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