[jariel]

One of the reasons is complexity.

Yes, there should be evolution on this front. It's a little lop sided, but not trivially easy to fix either.

These instruments are already very complicated.

[rco8786]

Not gonna sugarcoat it - this is weak. Companies don’t offer this solution that’s better because it’s “complex”.

This is like when engineers say something is going to take a long time because “there’s a lot of moving parts”.

The reality, IMO, is that employees do not have a seat at the table when it comes to negotiating ownership shares. And, predictably, they end up with the worst part of the deal.

[jariel]

Complexity is absolutely a reason.

Every time a company offers something 'non standard' - it's a huge legal expense and risk.

Very few startups can afford such things.

Like complexity in code scales exponentially, so too does potential legal outcomes.

There are a lot of bespoke things each company could do in light of specific situations, but it's just not worth it.