YC's Series A Diligence Checklist
> The more sophisticated hires will realize this and you may then have to increase their compensation (in equity, cash or both) to make up the difference to avoid a morale issue.What about the less sophisticated hires? Employees are trusting founders not to screw them over. I'd expect this piece to advise either: a) educating less-sophisticated employees, or b) increasing compensation for all employees that didn't get their equity grants before the term sheet.