I suppose the other way to look at it is if your'e making $1M/year now, and living anywhere close to like a "normal" person, you have put enough away in the bank/investments that now you can easily afford to do whatever you want without worrying about money, without getting paid at all. You are in the position where you can choose what you want to do, with the money not even being an issue. So why even worry about the pay at a startup? If it's something exciting you want to do, go for it.
But if you're happy where you are, and/or primarily motivated by money... what's even leading you to consider these offers, why even ask? If you're hoping to make even more money at a startup, the discussion here seems to say "unlikely, unless you get lucky".
But if you're happy where you are, and/or primarily motivated by money... what's even leading you to consider these offers, why even ask? If you're hoping to make even more money at a startup, the discussion here seems to say "unlikely, unless you get lucky".