{
  "id": 9148263,
  "title": "Is Startup Equity a Bad Deal?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/is-startup-equity-a-bad-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:45:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Of Dollars and Data",
    "slug": "of-dollars-and-data",
    "url": "https://ofdollarsanddata.com/is-startup-equity-a-bad-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Imagine joining a startup as employee number 10. Your salary is a bit below what the market pays for your role, but, in exchange, you get equity. How much? 0.25% of the company to be exact. You do the math in your head—if the company sells for $100M in a few years, you'll make $250,000. Not bad, right? Wrong, and for quite a few reasons. Once you take into account how startup equity typically…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}