Verified Electric
Adrian's deal · what this means for you
Confidential
Aug 2026 · Illustrative

This isn't a job — it's a founding ownership stake. You're paid fairly for every role you fill, your pay grows as you grow, you own 5% of what we build, and because you also hold a KB-2 building license, you can run a second Verified division from the start and own a piece of that one too. Here's the full picture.

1 · Paid for every hat you wear

~$90k
Operator wage — what any electrician on the team earns for being on the tools and running a truck. As Director/QP you'll typically run a truck too, so you draw this.
~$50k
Director / QP wage — a lean oversight wage on top, for running the division and carrying the license (QP folded in — no separate QP fee). It's lean because the crews largely manage themselves; your job is oversight.
5%
Ownership — a vesting profits interest in Verified Electric, on top of the cash. Yours the whole way — a founder's stake, not tied to the seat.

You'll typically carry both hats — about ~$140k combined. The Director/QP is a light oversight role (the crews run themselves), so most Directors/QPs also run a truck and draw the operator wage on top. You keep your 5% throughout. If you ever want to step fully off the tools, you train a replacement to run your truck and drop to the ~$50k oversight wage plus your 5% — a lighter, more passive role while you chase other things. The operator wage is also what the electricians you hire will earn.

2 · You own 5% — real upside on top of full pay

~$250k+
your 5% at a base-case sale (illustrative)

Your stake builds as the division grows, and on a sale your unvested portion accelerates to 100% — you collect the whole 5%. It climbs with execution, and a second division doubles your equity. Vests over ~4–5 years.

+ bonus
performance bonus

On top of the wages: a bonus that starts as a per-job spiff and grows into a share of the gross profit as volume scales. You win when the work wins.

3 · Run two divisions from the start — your KB-2

The multiplier

You also hold an active KB-2 building license (ROC 352817) — ready to go, no reinstatement — so you're not just the electric guy. You can qualify and run a second Verified division from day one on the building side, earning another 5% stake and another QP role — two Verified companies with your name on them at once. Your upside isn't capped at electric. (Exact division TBD — we'll pick the best angle together; doors/trim/cabinet "Verified Millwork" is one idea on the table.)

4 · The bottom line — 5 years

This deal at Verified
~$950k  — pay + your 5% (+ a possible 2nd division)
A great electrician job
~$450k

Carrying both hats (~$140k/yr), over five years you'd draw roughly ~$700k in pay, and your 5% pays out ~$250k+ when we sell — around ~$950k total, versus ~$450k for the same five years wrenching for someone else. And that's before a second division. Same hands, same trade — the difference is that you own what you build. Figures illustrative; the sale value and your 5% scale with how the firm performs.

Illustrative — not a guarantee or an offer of securities. Figures are planning estimates assuming the business hits its base-case plan (~$16M revenue and a sum-of-the-parts sale by year five); actual pay, bonus, equity value, and any sale depend on execution, deal flow, financing, and market conditions, and could be higher or lower — or the firm may not sell. Equity is a profits interest that vests over ~4–5 years with a one-year cliff, subject to the definitive equity plan, tax treatment (83(b)), leaver terms, and Arizona counsel. Wage layers reflect the role(s) actually filled at a given time. Not legal, tax, or investment advice. Prepared with Claude · Verified · Confidential.