0.5% - 1.5% is where a lot of _founders_ end up, in terms of equity ownership.  Depending on how many rounds of financing, how long it takes, how desperate for the money, and, how long it takes to get to profitability, it's not uncommon for a founder to own 2-3% of the company.<p>Employees, even at quickly growing startup, and having been hired on in the first year, may be lucky to own as much as  0.1% of the company.