Last week esteemed fellow Comp Café writer, Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D., wrote an article asking, “Should You Scrap Your Long-Term Incentive...
Archive for category: Executive Compensation
Entertaining Ways to Apply Executive Pay Rules
Executive compensation is always in the spotlight. The pay levels for the highest paid executive can truly be astounding to...
Compounding Our Pay Problems
The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...
NostraDANus Predicts the Future of Pay (3 yr hindsight edition)
At the end of 2013, Dan Walter was asked to predict what compensation would look like over the next 10...
Startup Equity: In Conclusion (Part 14 of a 14 part series)
It feels odd to be wrapping up this series on Startup Equity. I started the series almost six-months ago, and...
Startup Equity: You’re Coming With Me, or maybe NOT (Part 13 in an n part series)
We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series, but there is always more when it comes to equity compensation....
Startup Equity: But Can’t I Pay Less Cash? (Part 12 in an n part series)
This series of articles has covered a lot of ground, but this particular article touches on a critical component that...
Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)
It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...
Startup Equity: Three Crucial Variables (Part 9 of an n part series)
Startup equity has approximately a gazillion moving parts. But three of these variables are far more important than all of...
Startup Equity: The Most Common Mistake (Part 7 of an n part series)
Here is my 2017 gift to you. I truly believe that equity compensation helped build the technology industry, and therefore...