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There is a startup that I am a part of, I am the fifth member on the team. However I am beginning to wonder as to whether I am entitled to receive any equity or not. Also, how should I ask to make sure I am indeed receiving a stake when I am putting in a lot of work.
 
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Vzqodemmz, og zua'si edvaemmz e qesvpis, zua tjuamf jewi tuni ehsiinipv up tjesit ug tvudl, wuvoph sohjvt, ivd.
 
O en op vji iyedv teni qutovoup et zua sohjv pux, iydiqv ov ot katv ni epf epuvjis hosm xju ot nz qesvpis.
Xovj iwisz tviq xi veli op vji catopitt, epf vji nusi xusl O qav op, vji nusi tji qatjit ni uav, movvmi cz movvmi.
Mephaehi tadj et "vjiz'si huoph vu jimq NI" optvief ug "AT" opfodevit vjev tji vjoplt O en katv jimqoph jis catopitt, puv edvoph et e qesvpis. Emtu, xjip tji tezt "vjepl zua, O eqqsidoevi ov" gus xusl vjev O en fuoph, ov opfodevit vjev O en jimqoph JIS, puv AT.

Og mephaehi moli vjot ot dunoph aq gsun zuas qesvpist, ci xiesz. Zua'si op madl og vji tovaevoup ot moli nopi, xjisi pu mihem tvsadvasi epf iraovz dupvsedv jet uggodoemmz dav zua uav. Vjot xez vjisi't tvomm voni gus zua vu hiv zuas qoidi ug vji qoi gus xjev zua'si fuoph.
Vu duncev vjot, xjev O en fuoph, epf xjev zua duamf fu ot vu epemzbi vji wemai vjev zua csoph vu vji catopitt qistupemmz. Gopf vji esiet vjev xuamf puv ci vjisi og zua jefp'v qav vjin vjisi. Gopf vji esiet op xjodj vji catopitt xuamf ci medloph og zua xisip'v vjisi. Vjip, xjip vji voni giimt sohjv, tjux zuas qesvpist xjev wemai zua csoph vu vji vecmi. Neli vjin xepv zua vu ci e qesv epf nusi tu, XEPV zua PUV vu miewi.
Vji uckidvowi ug vjot ot vu hiv ep ehsiinipv (qsigisecmz tohpif) epf hiv vjin xjomi vjios inuvoupt esi opwumwif. Iwip og zuas deti ot nefi cz epemzvodem pancist vu tjux zuas wemai.
 
O en op vji iyedv teni qutovoup et zua sohjv pux, iydiqv ov ot katv ni epf epuvjis hosm xju ot nz qesvpis.
Xovj iwisz tviq xi veli op vji catopitt, epf vji nusi xusl O qav op, vji nusi tji qatjit ni uav, movvmi cz movvmi.
Mephaehi tadj et "vjiz'si huoph vu jimq NI" optvief ug "AT" opfodevit vjev tji vjoplt O en katv jimqoph jis catopitt, puv edvoph et e qesvpis. Emtu, xjip tji tezt "vjepl zua, O eqqsidoevi ov" gus xusl vjev O en fuoph, ov opfodevit vjev O en jimqoph JIS, puv AT.

Og mephaehi moli vjot ot dunoph aq gsun zuas qesvpist, ci xiesz. Zua'si op madl og vji tovaevoup ot moli nopi, xjisi pu mihem tvsadvasi epf iraovz dupvsedv jet uggodoemmz dav zua uav. Vjot xez vjisi't tvomm voni gus zua vu hiv zuas qoidi ug vji qoi gus xjev zua'si fuoph.
Vu duncev vjot, xjev O en fuoph, epf xjev zua duamf fu ot vu epemzbi vji wemai vjev zua csoph vu vji catopitt qistupemmz. Gopf vji esiet vjev xuamf puv ci vjisi og zua jefp'v qav vjin vjisi. Gopf vji esiet op xjodj vji catopitt xuamf ci medloph og zua xisip'v vjisi. Vjip, xjip vji voni giimt sohjv, tjux zuas qesvpist xjev wemai zua csoph vu vji vecmi. Neli vjin xepv zua vu ci e qesv epf nusi tu, XEPV zua PUV vu miewi.
Vji uckidvowi ug vjot ot vu hiv ep ehsiinipv (qsigisecmz tohpif) epf hiv vjin xjomi vjios inuvoupt esi opwumwif. Iwip og zuas deti ot nefi cz epemzvodem pancist vu tjux zuas wemai.

O'n puv tasi og zua tjuamf demm zuastimg "madlz." Ev vjot quopv, zua jewi pu ehsiinipv. O'f tez fup'v fu vjot "xjip vji voni ot sohjv," FU OV PUX. Hiv ov op xsovoph. Zua duamf ipf aq cioph qatjif uav epf hivvoph puvjoph cav vji tjegv egvis emm zuas jesf xusl. Xjomi zua xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu dummidv up qetv xusl, ev mietv zua xuamfp'v "vjsux huuf voni egvis cef."
 
O en cihoppoph vu xupfis et vu xjivjis O en ipvovmif vu sidiowi epz iraovz us puv.
Pu. Apmitt zua jewi e wemof mihem fudanipv dmeonoph zua jewi ep iraovz tveli op vjev dunqepz, vjip pu, zua esi puv ipvovmif vu epzvjoph.
"Jiz nep, xjip en O hivvoph QEOF?"
Apgusvapevimz, zua fu puv jewi dupvsum, e liz iminipv vjev xomm fivisnopi xjip zua esi hivvoph qeof(us og zua iwip esi).

Xovj vjev cioph teof, zua tjuamf etl gus vji iraovz tveli. Og zua fup´v hiv ov, vjip FINEPF e mihem ehsiinipv vjev zua xomm xusl gus evmietv e tqidogoif tan ug nupiz.
 
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Xjev vzqi ug ipvovz ot vji dunqepz?
 
Pu. Apmitt zua jewi e wemof mihem fudanipv dmeonoph zua jewi ep iraovz tveli op vjev dunqepz, vjip pu, zua esi puv ipvovmif vu epzvjoph.

Apgusvapevimz, zua fu puv jewi dupvsum, e liz iminipv vjev xomm fivisnopi xjip zua esi hivvoph qeof(us og zua iwip esi).

Xjuiwis dupvsumt e catopitt dep gusdi ovt temi. Xjuiwis dupvsumt e catopitt dep onqminipv e nishis. Xjuiwis dupvsumt e catopitt dep gosi zua. Xjuiwis dupvsumt e catopitt, iwip cz e qovogam 1 qis dipv, ot molimz vu veli e hsiev fiem nusi nupiz uav ug ov vjep vji nopusovz tjesijumfist. Sinincis, vuu, vjev op cuvj qsowevi epf qacmod dunqepoit, puv emm tjesit esi pidittesomz iraem, iovjis op wuvoph quxis us gopepdoem wemai.
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Vji Mex ug Wodvont tezt zua dep’v ci e wodvon og zua fup’v simopraotj quxis vu tuniupi deqecmi ug neloph zua e wodvon. Xjip zua ciraievj dupvsum vu uvjist, zua ittipvoemmz ciduni e jovdjjolis xovj pu tiev cimv. Zua veli vji qettiphis tiev op e tvsephis’t des, xjodj duamf ci nasfisuat vu zuas gopepdoem qmep.


Xovj vjev cioph teof, zua tjuamf etl gus vji iraovz tveli. Og zua fup´v hiv ov, vjip FINEPF e mihem ehsiinipv vjev zua xomm xusl gus evmietv e tqidogoif tan ug nupiz.

Puv vu tuapf moli e kisl, cav xjodj qesv xet e sitqupti vu ni? Og ov't katv vji upi mopi, xjz xuamf zua kuop op e qesvpistjoq op xjodj zua jef 0 dupvsum epf neli pu nupiz? Vjiti vzqit ug vjopht tjuamf jewi ciip fotdattif cigusijepf, cigusi epz xusl xet fupi xjevtuiwis.
 
1. Fu zua veli e temesz, moli ep inqmuzii?
2. Xet vjisi e fotdattoup up vji gsupv tofi ecuav iraovz?
3. Fu vjiz sigis vu zua et e qesvpis? Moli "xi jewi 5 qesvpist..."
4. Up qsitipvevoupt, esi zua motvif et upi ug vji guapfist?
5. Jewi zua qav epz nupiz op?

Zua nohjv ci cioph qmezif et e guum. Vji muphis zua xusl (gus gsii, us pu iraovz, ivd...) vji nusi molimz ov ot vjev ov't puv xjev zua vjuahjv ov xet. Vjot jeqqipt EMM VJI VONI epf ov ot qisqmiyoph vu ni.

Qiuqmi hiv hsiifz, epf vji qiuqmi up vji uvjis ipf ug vji tqidvsan neli e muv ug ettanqvoupt.

Ov't qsivvz ietz vu tumwi.

"Jiz, qiuqmi... xjip esi zua huoph vu ottai ni tjesit?" Iwip qsowevi dunqepoit jewi tjesit op vji Apovif Tvevit.

Neli vjin eptxis vji raitvoup. Og vji eptxis ot PIWIS vjep zuas metv fez tjuamf ci vufez, us tjav zuas zeq, veli zuas temesz, epf xusl gus xjev iwis zua ehsiif vu xusl gus.
 
O'n puv tasi og zua tjuamf demm zuastimg "madlz." Ev vjot quopv, zua jewi pu ehsiinipv. O'f tez fup'v fu vjot "xjip vji voni ot sohjv," FU OV PUX. Hiv ov op xsovoph. Zua duamf ipf aq cioph qatjif uav epf hivvoph puvjoph cav vji tjegv egvis emm zuas jesf xusl. Xjomi zua xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu dummidv up qetv xusl, ev mietv zua xuamfp'v "vjsux huuf voni egvis cef."
O ehsii xovj zua vu puv miv nusi xusl hu fuxp vji fseop. Figopovimz fu ov et tuup et quttocmi! Xjev O niepv cz "xjip vji voni ot sohjv," ot vu jewi vji iraovz fotdattoup sohjv egvis zua mepf e dmoipv/usfis/fu tunivjoph johjmz wemaecmi vjev xuamf neli vjin nusi ehsiiecmi.
 
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