RSU
also referred to as: rsus
4 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Tan Nguyen · across every show →
Everything said about RSU, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 bearish
Nguyen: Seven-to-ten year IPO timelines create severe tax issues for RSU holders
“Look, it's sometimes a seven to 10 year run before you're looking at an IPO, and now you're forcing kind of a present value equity form that has tax implications on employees and it's, you know, you're not seeing the exit event as”
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Lohman: Big tech RSUs function as value preservation, not high-upside returns
“We think of RSUs at a place like Google is, is value preservation, right? They're in a value preservation mode growth, but not huge returns, and you're giving an employee a share of stock, it's got value, that employee can look at that share and say, at the en…”
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Lohman: Stock options strictly outperform RSUs for high-growth pre-IPO startups
“There's really no scenario where RSUs are better than options in that model. And so from a pure upside, from a pure opportunity perspective, from a flexibility perspective, from a tax perspective, from an administrative perspective, there are lots of advantage…”
Jan 2, 2019 negative