You need to decided his ultimate value to you. I’ve been in the position of giving employees stock. I resented them because in doing so, I thought they would t

You need to decided his ultimate value to you. I’ve been in the position of giving employees stock. I resented them because in doing so, I thought they would treat the business like I do. However, they still act like employees. Don’t give him shares, give him a percentage of profit based on his continued employment. I’d also tie it to some kind of performance.