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bayarearefugeeyesterday at 4:40 PM2 repliesview on HN

> works for no salary

Working for no salary is almost never charitable and is almost always just part of a larger tax avoidance scheme.


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tombertyesterday at 4:44 PM

Yeah I've never thought that that was the win that people seem to think it is. When you're that high up in the company, you have so much stock that you can pretty easily get loans against for however much you need, and write off the interest in the process.

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wordpadyesterday at 5:05 PM

Doesn't matter as long as incentives are aligned. As a major stockholder and active advocate, he is already vested in success.

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