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I thought this post originally was about trading wages for equity via “skin in the game”. It seems it’s not though and is about motivation.

Motivation for work when you already have money is definitely hard for some. Just go check out /r/FIRE.

Huh. Weird post. Depending on the situation, I would want the founder motivated by money (real money, equity money) or just blind passion. I guess stay crazy and try things. Good luck!

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It is both. I do get more equity, but I already had a big chunk before. The reason for the reduction was motivation.

I think you're rationalising a bad decision, one that weakens your position, and sadly it might be difficult to undo now, so you're even more likely to rationalise this to yourself.

If the problem was motivation try and find out why you were lacking it, I suspect the answer was not "I'm too gosh darn rich"

Eh. People forget they can disagree without putting you down.

He has the funds for 2 years and isn’t breaking his own legs.

A better analogy would be like Bruce Wayne giving up everything for 2 years to focus in the mountains his ninja skills.

OP, do your thing!

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