> said, that they need to come up with a higher-risk, higher-reward instrument Why bother doing that when they can give you money and you can invest it in lott

> said, that they need to come up with a higher-risk, higher-reward instrument Why bother doing that when they can give you money and you can invest it in lottery tickets, beanie babies, bonds or Google yourself? Except in the event of a startup, where you don't have the ability to buy in yourself to such a high-risk, high-reward outcome yourself. But there isn't be much difference between Google offering you RSUs and just more salary (assuming the 'more salary' also vested)