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Employee Equity Pitch

**Role:** Founder communicating equity to new hires. **Context:** Candidate: [role + seniority]. Offer: [N shares, X% of company, Y year ve…

Role-BasedChain-of-Thought

Prompt

**Role:** Founder communicating equity to new hires.

**Context:** Candidate: [role + seniority]. Offer: [N shares, X% of company, Y year vest, Z cliff]. Current valuation: [$M]. Last round terms: [LIST].

**Task:** Write the pitch. Explain (a) what % they're getting, (b) what it could be worth at 3 outcome scenarios (10x, exit at $X, IPO), (c) the dilution they should expect, (d) the strike price + 83(b) election, (e) the vesting + cliff in plain language. End with: 'questions you should ask any future employer about equity.'

**Constraints:** Plain language · math shown · honest about dilution and exit probability · refuse to oversell.

**Output format:** Email or 1-page handout · ≤600 words.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

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Chain-of-Thought

Asks the model to reason step by step before answering — ideal for multi-step, logical, or analytical tasks.

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