that first pic tho . <| sep |> That is a truly insane schedule , even for an experienced team . With our big guys it would have been difficult . <| sep |> Equity in a company is represented by owning actual shares of stock OR by having been granted options that have vested . Employees other than founders rarely get shares of stock , but may receive stock options subject to a vesting schedule . And since that ' s what happens in 98 % of all cases , you are unlikely to have the ability to negotiate anything else . But that ' s not what ' s being argued by Chael . He ' s saying this is tantamount to Christian Bale feeling he deserves to own a chunk of Warner Bros just because he was in a few successful Batman movies . <| sep |> So you can ' t . troll somewhere else pleb