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How can we give employees fully-vested options without having them incur a large tax bill?
Nov 18,2013November 18, 2013
This question was recently asked on Quora. We are giving some employees fully vested options in lieu of cash comp...
Driving Your Compensation Programs in Reverse
Oct 09,2013October 9, 2013
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock Options
Many smaller companies have both limited time and expertise to spend on their compensation programs. Faced with immediate needs many...
Is there are any cashless way to execute already vested stock options when leaving a pre-IPO startup?
Sep 20,2013September 20, 2013
Dan’s Answer: There are some potential ways to do this. The most common is below Ask your company if they...
What if company goes public before my vesting period is over?
Sep 20,2013September 20, 2013
“Say I am in year 2 of my employment and have received 25% of my total options are strike price...
Are there good resources for compensation data of privately-held companies?
Sep 18,2013September 18, 2013
On the WorldatWork Discussion Board, someone asked the following question: Are there any recommendations on sources to use for compensation...
The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation
Sep 10,2013September 10, 2013
More than two years ago I wrote about “Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn”. A unicorn is a person with...
162(m) – Created to Slow Public Companies, but a Real Accelerator for Start-ups
Aug 29,2013August 29, 2013
Twenty years ago, 162(m) was enacted by Congress. The purpose of this rule was to slow executive pay growth by...
Equity Compensation: What are different forms of equities that companies offer? What are differences?
Jul 11,2013July 11, 2013
This is a recent question asked on Quora: “I am a layman and would like to know these basic information....
Startup Compensation: How do Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Work?
Jul 27,2012July 27, 2012
“My employer is utilizing stock appreciation rights as his way of providing equity/compensation to employees at our startup, and I’m...