I can't give you a percent to ask for or what is best. However, I can say that when I left the last company I was with I had thousands of shares of stock options. This was a very well known company and one that is considered a leader in their field. However, the company stock had not done anything in the last 8 years. I had over 600K in stock options that were worth about 2k when I left. How much money would you be willing to give up in base salary for 2K worth of options after they are vested? If you don't think it can happen to you, think again. The company I was with was averaging about 14% for it's life and just took a bad turn. There is little risk on their part to put your compensation in to stock.
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