I currently only have one chip, which is the pay cut I took to work here. If I use that chip right away, it screams entitlement, which is only compounded by my age. I need to finish the rest of their product and really wrap everything up and prove my worth in relation to their previous developers with hard numbers. Then I need to convince the other employees to side with me.<p>Only then I can play a full hand instead of pleading and begging and being at their mercy.<p>The first chip only benefits me. The first two benefit me and the founders. All three benefit everyone in the company.<p>I think I&#x27;ll sit on it for awhile longer and go with this strategy. It&#x27;s perfect because it makes sense for everyone, and if they reject it I know it&#x27;s not the right company for me because at that level, that decision would be coming from a place of fear, and that&#x27;s not somewhere I want to work.