I and every peer of mine in software have been approached dozens of times to be an equity partner in a startup. As with any decision in an early stage company, there's pros and cons to this approach.
Limited Technology Can Yield Better Products
Doom II, the game from 1994 is best in class, in my humble opinion, even when compared against its successors. The reasons I think so include:
In Code Reviews — Prioritize Revisions over Proofreading
There are two distinct forms of feedback in code reviews: revising and proofreading.