[bogomipz]

How does an employee make tens of millions? Was he a very early employee or did Google acquire a company he founded?

[mkl]

$120 million in "Incentive pay": https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/04/04/anthony-...

[smackmybishop]

Neither, and it was hundreds of millions.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/03/waymos-uber-lawsuit-reveals-...

[bogomipz]

This is what I find so baffling - he didn't need the money and it seems like the whole Otto pursuit had a significant enough downside risk for someone who was already quite wealthy that I'm surprised he was willing to take it.