<prompt> Human: I work for a startup that has a lot of potential. I received a promotion recently and have the choice of taking a 10,000 raise or the equivalent dollar amount in options. As DINKS, my wife and I have a pretty solid foundation and take home income together and could afford to take the options. I have a limited knowledge of options and the percentage is very small 0.0005.Here are a few questions I have: How would dilution affect the value of my options in the future? How much do options get taxed if I am able to sell them in the future? What would you do?The company has the potential to be a 1B company over the next few years. But its a startup and they fail all the time.  <response>: Take the money. 