On 11 July 2012 15:45, Alan Buxton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alanbuxton@gmail.com" target="_blank">alanbuxton@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p> if your equity stake percentage starts with a decimal point then it ain't going to be life changing, given the amount of time you well have to work for it.</p></blockquote><div>I think a big exit is too unlikely to think in terms of "expected payoff".</div>
<div>I think of equity more as having a stake in the product you spend all your time creating.</div><div><br></div><div>If that 2.5% of £40 million over 5 years ends up coming my way, then that's cool.</div><div>I can buy my parents house so my dad can retire.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In a similar way, I think having the odd random gamble is also of value,</div><div>Add some randomness to your life.</div></div>