Take ESOPs or salary? - in a startup job

I have recieved both salary and ESOPs in the last 8 years of my startup career. In this I explain if you are offered esops or/and salary - how to think about it. This is not the only mental model but this is my mental model to come to a conclusion.
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I led Growth and Marketing teams at PayTm Insider, Jupiter, Betterhalf, FilterCopy, Dice Media, Nutshell. Have taught and mentored more than 1000 students, and advised 100+ first-time founders to grow their startups.
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