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Considering the author's previous article was about how employees do not deserve to keep their equity unless they stay with a company until liquidity, I suspect he would not support granting restricted stock.

http://a16z.com/2016/07/26/options-plan/

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If they didn't deserve it, then they shouldn't be compensating the employees with equity & should be doing so with cash.

Can't have it both ways.

(This is more of a response to the link, not your comment in particular)

Well, having it both ways is entirely dependent on market forces. As of right now, it would seem they can in fact have it both ways.

always depends what employees are willing to do.

Which is what Parent meant by market forces.

  > Can't have it both ways.

See the "participating" section of the article on preference, where the investor can in fact have it both ways.

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