> RSUs [] are a super-high-value startup's way of granting very nice bonuses to employees in situations where the very high price of its stock makes it tax-proh

> RSUs [] are a super-high-value startup's way of granting very nice bonuses to employees in situations where the very high price of its stock makes it tax-prohibitive to use any other more favorable equity compensation vehicle Why does the price of the stock influence the choice? By price of the stock, in this situation, do you mean that 10 shares of XYZ at a strike price of $1.00 per share is treated differently than 1 share at $10.00/ea? Or do you refer to the price of the stock in the sense that the dollar amount of the value being given is high? (I.e., the executive is being given a bonus with a dollar value of $10 million as opposed to $100k?)