&gt; Are you in ANY job market currently?<p>Nope, working on my startup. When working as a consultant though I usually look at how much what I&#x27;m going to do is going to increase the paper valuation of the company, and then target making 10 - 15% of that as cash. That way the employer gets 85-90% of the upside, but they&#x27;re also the one bearing the risk since there might not be any future payout.