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I take RSU to mean “RSUs in a publicly traded company” - i.e., the value of the shares is well known and the sort of “sell the IP and fuck the employees” shenan
by potatolicious 5y ago
I take RSU to mean “RSUs in a publicly traded company” - i.e., the value of the shares is well known and the sort of “sell the IP and fuck the employees” shenanigans is much harder to pull off.
You can get RSUs in private startups which doesn’t mitigate the risks being discussed here. That said there are still benefits to having RSUs over options (i.e., 90 day exercise window).
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoI also take it to mean RSUs in a public company. I wouldn’t want RSUs in a private startup because I couldn’t sell them, but I’d still take the tax hit as they vest.
- travem 5y agoThe availability of double trigger RSUs help mitigate that