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I'd save the questions for the offer negotiation, but most of the equity questions are reasonable. I can understand someone not telling you the revenue/cost numbers, and that's where your due-diligence on the company/gut come in.

At Perfect Audience we told our potential hires this info at the time of giving them an offer sheet. It seemed only fair to let them know how the company was doing and how much money they stood to make from an acquisition.

At the time it seemed like the only fair approach. We founders honestly didn't know that most startups tell potential hires as little as possible about company finances.

Knowing what I know now, I'd still tell folks this info as it unwittingly gave us a hiring advantage over companies that don't.

"Tough"?

Does the company not have an accountant?

These are the minimum questions.