Unpaid intern solutions
How does startup founders feel if instead of monetary compensation, you give interns equity?
Trying to solve the unpaid intern problem.
On the other hand, since most equity is worth $0 granting equity to interns is roughly consistent with the practices of companies that don't pay interns. Generally, the problem of unpaid internships stem from companies where the culture is such that it is ethically acceptable to not pay interns and (and to a much much smaller degree) from interns who are willing to work without pay.
Good luck.