orig. post on Quora Dan Walter’s Answer If the company does a reverse split (the number of outstanding shares is ...
Archive for category: Equity Compensation
Is it possible for the strike price of options to increase after it is granted in a private company? If so what is the cause?
Feb 24,2014February 24, 2014
orig. post on Quora Dan Walter’s Answer This is actually possible under two scenarios. One of these is very common....
Our Response to: The Warped Math of Executive Compensation
Feb 18,2014February 18, 2014
A February 3, 2014 article by Vince Molinaro discussed the pay package of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. In the...
Equity Compensation: Equity and Inequity
Feb 13,2014February 13, 2014
In the 1980’s, some tech execs in the Silicon Valley decided they could get more and give more through the...
QuickScore 2.0 – Compensation and Governance for 2014
Feb 05,2014February 5, 2014
On January 27, 2014 ISS released their updated QuickScore document. QuickScore is intended to help shareholders identify governance risk in...
★ Do software engineering companies typically give you to stock packages to vest together over 4 years (you get x amount in 2013 you have been doing really well lately and get x amount in 2014?
Feb 03,2014February 3, 2014
Orig question and answers on Quora Dan Walter’s Response Performance-based equity compensation is becoming more common. Usually these awards are...
Can incentive stock options be performance based?
Jan 28,2014January 28, 2014
View Orig. question on Quora For example, could management accelerate vesting of ISOs based on performance/reviews (without negative consequences, such...
Is it alright to not give shares to employees of a startup?
Jan 28,2014January 28, 2014
Orig. Question on Quora Dan Walter’s Answer I really think this depends on the type of startup, how/where it is...
If my option grant consists of both ISO & NSO stocks at the same exercise price, should I exercise the ISO grant in priority or the NSO grant?
Jan 28,2014January 28, 2014
Question from Quora: If my option grant consists of both ISO & NSO stocks at the same exercise price, should...
His Employment Agreement Says What?
Jan 27,2014January 27, 2014
When is the last time you looked really hard at every single employment agreement and plan document that touches your...