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When your startup team's equity arrangement creates unequal financial pressure

Our startup team agreed to take lower salaries in exchange for equity, but now that we're succeeding, it's clear that some people can afford to keep living on nothing while others are struggling, and it's creating this weird dynamic where dedication gets measured by financial privilege.

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The team must address how economic privilege is becoming a proxy for commitment while finding sustainable arrangements for all members.

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