The top execs taking no salary is definitely a signal, but it's not solidarity with the other employees. Taking your pay all in equity means you're pegging your

The top execs taking no salary is definitely a signal, but it's not solidarity with the other employees. Taking your pay all in equity means you're pegging your future wealth entirely on the performance of the company. Having executives aligned so heavily on real-world success (as opposed to just maximizing their yearly bonus) is pretty much all a stockholder--employees included--can ask for.