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>Most think founders have the upper-hand. Very few ever do

Upper hand, n: having better knowledge, information, or otherwise situation than the rest. Compared to the employees founders most definitely do. Eg: how many startups will give you the answers to the listed questions easily? Founders have them.

I am not saying founders are above all, but they definitely have the upper hand when compared to those pesky employees who want to know the value of monopoly money they are claimed to be paid with.

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You've clearly been burned in the past and I'm sorry that was your experience. Not all founders, executives, or organizations are like that though. You will always have to grapple with sociology, hierarchy, and power structures but that's a fact of human life - not all are "bad" though.

It's also on you to be clear about what you want and to vet orgs and people. If an org will not share sensitive information with you in order to make a sound decision, then I certainly would not join it. If the leadership won't go to bat for their own people or honor their word, I will not work for them.