Tech Startups Ask Workers to Trade In Salary for Stock

Employees could win out in the long term “if everything goes well.”

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Business is booming for Medal.tv as house-bound users flock to the gaming startup, making it one of the rare coronavirus success stories. Half its employees are still taking salary cuts in the wake of the outbreak.