RSUs are generally used for employees of publicly traded companies. They are are shares that you are awarded as comp but can only sell after a certain date. The

RSUs are generally used for employees of publicly traded companies. They are are shares that you are awarded as comp but can only sell after a certain date. They are still at the whims of the market share price but are fully liquid (once vested) and easy to value (just look up the current share price). I’m a given year someone might get $150k “salary” but RSUs worth another $300k. Very different from say equity in a startup which is very hard to value and often ends up being worth little to nothing.