Question (Orig. on Quora): How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to...
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I’m leaving a startup. How much co-founder equity should I get?
Question: (org. on Quora) As a grad student, I worked 5M part-time (25% of total time) with a co-founder, who...
Would you or would you not exercise your stock options in this scenario?
Question details (original on Quora) My strike price is $650, and the current fair market value is $1250 I must...
When is it smart for salesforce compensation to include stock options?
Answer by Dan Walter (original question on Quora) Great question, and one that is getting more attention lately as more...
There is a start-up that has $5MM in revenues that wants me as an advisor to get them to $500MM. How much equity should I ask for?
Additional Question details (orig. on Quora): CEO was only getting 3-5%. If that is the case, I can’t imagine they...
What is the difference between restricted stock vs. restricted stock units?
Question: Orig on Quora) The only difference I can find is that with restrictive stock the employee technically owns it...
What are the salaries and benefits for early stage employees in a startup, such as the first ten hires?
Question: I am writing my business plan now and I want to do some analysis on what other startups in Silicon...
For a pre-revenue, pre-seed, C-corp, what is the recommended form of equity compensation for advisors and independent contractors?
Question (orig. on Quora): What factors should be considered when deciding between NQSOs, ISOs, RSUs, etc.? Also, what is a...
The Mind Heart Body and Spirit of Total Rewards
World at Work defines Total Rewards as: “All of the tools available to the employer that may be used to...
Equity Compensation Gift Cardification
I seldom watch the morning news, but yesterday I made an exception and was treated with the genesis for this...