<i>We have not undergone a 409A valuation to determine the current strike price of Clef stock.</i><p>So basically, what you&#x27;re saying, is that unless you&#x27;re guaranteed to strike it rich, it&#x27;s better to ask for more salary, more vacation time or other <i>tangibles</i>? Greeeeeat.<p>I would prefer profit sharing to stock options&#x2F;equity or actual ownership that means something, such as in a co-operative. It&#x27;s great they want to make sure they&#x27;re building a company for the future, but cash now is always better and even better is if it&#x27;s guaranteed cash in the future too (as with profit sharing where you can actually see the increase or with performance bonuses where you can actually see if they&#x27;re shrinking or growing).