[acituan]

> These projects contribute to the success of the business in one way or another.

If you want your workers to care about the success of your business, then pay them with the success of business (e.g. shares). If you are only paying an hourly salary, you're not entitled to anything but their hour's output.

[laurent92]

Having been on the receiving end of shares, devs are in an extremely bad position to estimate their valuation. It’s like being a passenger on a train and being asked to judge which direction it goes. And I’m a product-oriented dev who loved the business side and loved doing plenty of UX interviews.

Being now on the donating end of shares, employees know much better how to value the gross pay.