What are current (2016) best practices for employee stock option programs for US pre-IPO startups?

Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Hi Alex.  Thanks for the A2a.  And thanks to Shriram Bhashyam for also...

How to Determine Equity Grant Sizes (it’s probably not what you think)

Determining grant sizes or values is Part 4 and the next challenge in my ongoing series, “Stock Options on the...

11 Reasons Your Equity Compensation Survey Data is Wrong

Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...

Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)

The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...

Employee Stock Options on the Precipice?

I am declaring February “Stock Option Month” at the Café (at least in relation to my posts). For more than...

When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view?

Question: (org. on Quora) When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view? Answer (by Dan Walter) The...

HELP! Was I Just Arrested or Incentivized?

We all wish we were better at communicating. We create presentations (decks) and plan summaries (SPDs). We carefully choose our...

Incentives Without Teeth

Pay for performance continues to grow as a solution for motivating people in a world of flat compensation. The title...

Our Nearsighted Friends and Us

I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...

Navigating the Whitewater of LTI Design

Someone recently asked me to explain how I knew what direction to take plan design conversations. She had participated in...