I just got an offer for a seed funded startup at director level. I was offered .04% of the option pool. Should I be negotiating for more? I have no idea about this stuff

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I don’t know. There is not enough information there. How much does that option pool value to today and when you can exercise? What’s a realistic upper range of the valuation?

That should give you some idea of the future value of stock option at a time period. From there you can calculate what it would mean in terms of yearly payments. That’s essentially the value of your yearly restricted stock option. That number can be measured and compared; not the information you gave us.

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I was told that there are averages given to particular levels at startups of different stages. So not sure if theres a benchmark and not sure of where i stand. But it seems like youre saying thats a moot exercise?

Think about the option pool as a lottery ticket. Focus on salary and runway (how long they can pay you). Salary is money now, everything else is a gamble

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Valuation? Funding? Total shares outstanding? Share price? Your shares? Strike price? These are the questions you need to ask.

When I joined my startup backed by sequoia(last year), I received .35% - 2 years experience

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