★ Do software engineering companies typically give you to stock packages to vest together over 4 years (you get x amount in 2013 you have been doing really well lately and get x amount in 2014?

Feb 03,2014February 3, 2014
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Orig question and answers on Quora Dan Walter’s Response Performance-based equity compensation is becoming more common.  Usually these awards are...

In what ways have companies attempted to make compensation proportional to actual performance, and which methods have been most successful?

Dec 16,2013December 16, 2013
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There are a wide array of methods that may link compensation to company performance. Some of these define “performance” broadly...