I too received $5k for my 15% of a startup (I came on after the tech cofounder left, and took over that role but 90% of my time was development as opposed to truly CTO-level work). At the time felt it was a pittance given the number of hours I had put in, and from an hourly rate perspective it probably was, but the company was never profitable and was operating solely on the founder&#x27;s capital.<p>As is the case 95+% of the time, the company closed a year or two later, as far as I know having never made a profit.