There's a way to make RSUs behave more like Stock Options for tax purposes for private companies in this particular example [1]. It's not exactly the same, but

There's a way to make RSUs behave more like Stock Options for tax purposes for private companies in this particular example [1]. It's not exactly the same, but for the sake of delaying paying taxes on a risky on unsellable stock, they are virtually the same (at a liquidity event they DO behave totally different, but they are basically the same at vesting events). So yeah, you do need to learn about the different examples. It's something people just talk about in the valley and ultimately/generally is where the "high compensation" from tech comes from. In other countries/cities people don't even know what any of these things are. [1] https://zajacgrp.com/insights/what-you-need-to-know-about-double-trigger-restricted-stock-units/ https://zajacgrp.com/insights/what-you-need-to-know-about-do...