From the perspective of an employee, I completely agree this is the correct method of getting an idea of what equity is worth. I&#x27;ve had exactly 0 new hires ask me all those questions. Maybe 10% have asked me how many shares outstanding we have. The number of people with the experience to ask the right questions is really low, even for senior hires we&#x27;ve made with 10+ years of experience in startups. I think the onus is on startups to start proactively sharing this information with new hires- not just employees.