Share-based compensation allows management and employees to share in the growth of the company's stock price. Law firm Goodwin Procter suggests that if structured properly, these compensation schemes can align shareholder and employee interests without affecting the company's cash reserves. Startups use stock options to save cash and to share the risk with key employees. Some of these employees may include seasoned executives who come to work for startups at significantly lower cash salaries, expecting and hoping to cash in later when the stock price increases. Restricted stock is less dilutive than options, while providing the same opportunity for stock appreciation.