Thanks, I feel a little better about the situation. I pushed pretty hard for the equity. One of the founders knew me and sought me out, so I leveraged that a bit. When I signed on, the plan was to raise a new round within a 2 months, which would be accompanied by a bump. But for reasons not worth getting into, we waited about 9 months. I padded my bank account in preparation, and I'm just about to tap into savings, which I really want to avoid.

I just told them I need around 200 to be comfortable. And that's the truth. Response was good, and they can't match that now, but they will. I'm working for good people I trust. And we are building some pretty awesome tech that are much needed in our industry.