> So with these companies, all of the tax complexity goes away, and you don't have the 'if I leave after 2 years, all of my stock options go away after 90 days'

> So with these companies, all of the tax complexity goes away, and you don't have the 'if I leave after 2 years, all of my stock options go away after 90 days' dilemmas. One Caveat: if your RSU terms are that you "vest" your vested RSUs when you leave the company before IPO, you'll have a substantial tax burden on a grant of illiquid equity. This will be effectively the same as the option lock in scenario we've been discussing here for several years now. I know that some companies don't have such a clause, but it's entirely conceivable that some do. So yeah, read your RSU contract! :)