Does this familiar? You had a great idea and turned it into a company. Somehow you got to the point...
Startup Equity: Why are VCs Getting so Stingy with Equity? (Part 3 of an n part series)
Nov 17,2016November 17, 2016
Performensation, LinkedIn and Profinder
Nov 11,2016November 11, 2016
2006. I had resisted the move to social media. It seemed frivolous, even though I love new things. Then I...
Startup Equity: 409A vs Investor Value (part 2 of an n part series)
Nov 09,2016November 9, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags 409A, compensation, equity, executive compensation, ownership, pay, rsu, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, vc, venture captial
We have all seen the headlines, “XYZ receives $100M in funding at a $3B valuation.” We seldom see the “other”...
%-#-$ – Startup Equity: It’s Enough to Make You Swear!
Oct 26,2016October 26, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, equity, executive compensation, start-up, start-ups, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Figuring out the right amount of equity compensation at startups is a challenge. How much should I grant? How big...
Broadway Acts on Sharing Success
Oct 17,2016October 17, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation philosophy, disney, equity, frozen, hamilton, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, ownership, pay, profits, sharing, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...
OMG! You Were Right All Along!
Oct 06,2016October 6, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Sales Compensation, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STITags behavioral psychology, compensation communication, executive compensation, goals, Incentive Plans, Incentives/Bonuses, measurement, metrics, P4P, pay for performance, Performance Management, sales compensation
Remember that time you spent weeks modeling a new incentive plan only to have it shot down? They explained that...
The Real Cost of Mismanaged Incentives: Wells Fargo
Sep 29,2016September 29, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags carrie tensfeldt, elizabeth warren, executive compensation, executive pay, incentive compensation, incentive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, john stumpf, pay for performance, Performance Management, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation, wells fargo pay
Well, so much for the warm-hearted caffeinated, pick-me-up from the Comp Café. Today is a steaming jolt of quadruple espresso...
Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay
Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, pixar, rules, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, storytelling
What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...
When Incentive Pay Goes Rogue!
Sep 13,2016September 13, 2016
A friend of mine likes to say: “It’s not that incentive pay doesn’t work well, it’s that it works TOO...
Are Your Pay Plans Just New Hire “Click Bait”?
Aug 24,2016August 24, 2016
“You won’t believe what this star from the ‘80’s look like now!” “The best banana bread EVER!” “This great trend...