Working at a startup as an employee with the expectation your gonna get rich is a fools game.
Negotiate for the best deal on options you can get (I.e quantity, terms like early excercise etc) but treat them as a lottery ticket.
A startup is a good way to learn rapidly so focus more on the quality of the people you will be working with, technologies used, what your role will be, vcs backing it etc.
In the long run the network and experience you build from doing this will probably have a greater impact on your networth. Especially if you yourself want to start a startup.
Negotiate for the best deal on options you can get (I.e quantity, terms like early excercise etc) but treat them as a lottery ticket.
A startup is a good way to learn rapidly so focus more on the quality of the people you will be working with, technologies used, what your role will be, vcs backing it etc.
In the long run the network and experience you build from doing this will probably have a greater impact on your networth. Especially if you yourself want to start a startup.