Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) get a bad rap although they should be lauded in wonderment. The proof is in...
Is it Time to Change the Equity Compensation Paradigm?
Feb 13,2012February 13, 2012
Even with the explosion in performance-based equity, most equity compensation plans look very much like they did almost twenty years...
Goldilocks and the 3 Broad-based Stock Plans
Nov 10,2011November 10, 2011
There once was a dedicated professional who was tasked with creating a company-wide stock plan at her new company. Henrietta...
Equity Compensation Data for Start-ups and Other Private Companies-2011
Nov 02,2011November 2, 2011
During the month of November I’m going to focus on my equity compensation roots. With both the IPO and M&A...
Equity Compensation: Gift, Reward or Lease?
Jul 06,2011July 6, 2011
Skype as been vilified for buying back shares from vested and exercised stock options (see details here and here). The ...
Enough is Enough. Knowing When to Say When on Compensation
Feb 14,2011February 14, 2011
Sometimes enough is enough. I had a client go through a surprisingly good experience last week that made me realize...
Equity Compensation is in a Class of its Own
Sep 16,2010September 16, 2010
The origin of the word equity is not, as many people think, the word “equal.” In fact, its origin is...