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$65k for a 22 year old is not "half normal salary". In many places in the US, that is full salary. And you are way overvaluing the contribution. Sure, building the whole system is a big part of the company but lots of people could do it. You are also undervaluing sales which for many companies is harder and more valuable than the technology.

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He is single handedly creating the product that is to be the source of their income from scratch. $65k is much less than half salary for this position.

But he's also been given a % equity stake as well. You can argue it's not enough, but he's got a % stake in this which is far beyond what most people have where they're working.

But that's not how it works. There are a lot of people who could do it. In fact, there are consultancies who could do it, probably better, for less than $65k.

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