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From a podcast interview with entrepreneur John Warrillo at Startup Nation we look at five reasons NOT to give your first employees equity in your company. Let's get a discussion going here at bizSugar.com. What do you think. Sweat equity has been often discussed as a means for cash starved entrepreneurs to gain valuable work from potential employees that they otherwise would not have the money to hire. What do you think? Would you offer someone sweat equity in your startup or do you agree with Warrillo that it is a bad practice. We'd like to hear your thoughts.