Cruise
I cannot fathom why the majority of commentators here are automatically agreeing with Sam that Jeremy is in the wrong.<p>If you look at the facts, it seems obvious that Jeremy is entitled to some compensation. He worked for the company for 1 month, without compensation. That would automatically entitle him to equity in the company. Now, they could have (and should have) signed a stock agreement with a cliff in it, but the <i>did not</i>. The cliff only exists <i>if</i> they agree to it.<p>I have no idea what Jeremy is asking for, but it seems like he should absolutely be entitled to some equity. He never agreed to give up the equity he earned from working on it for a month.<p>I suppose this underscores the importance of having legal agreements with anyone who works on your company, <i>especially</i> anyone you jointly apply to programs with.