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by rahimnathwani 885 days ago
After the IPO, the founders owned ~30% of the company. If you own that much equity:

- you don't need a salary, and

- it's already in your best interest to make the company more valuable

People who are hired from outside need to be paid a base salary, but should expect to make most of their money from increasing the value of the company, hence the need for equity grants or equity option grants.