Periagoge
Scenario

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.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous restorative traditions?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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