Question (Orig. on Quora): Since RSUs makeup for major chunk of their future savings, do Googlers feel insecure about stocks...
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Do founders with a16z funding agree with Scott Kupor’s post on employee options?
Jun 24,2016June 24, 2016
Question (Orig. on Quora): Do founders with a16z funding agree with Scott Kupor’s post on employee options? The Lack of...
What happens to employee unvested stock options upon acquisition?
Apr 26,2016April 26, 2016
Question (Orig. on Quora): Let say I’ve received 1% over 4 years. At the end of the second year we...
Could the stock options or RSUs you receive from a “unicorn” startup be diluted?
Apr 12,2016April 12, 2016
Question (Orig. on Quora): Of course the rsu’s can be worth nothing if the company implodes, but other than the...
What are current (2016) best practices for employee stock option programs for US pre-IPO startups?
Mar 09,2016March 9, 2016
By adminIn Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags compensation plan design, compensation planning, compensation strategy, Employee Stock Option Programs, equity compensation, ISO, Pre-IPO Pay, private companies, RSUs, start-up pay, start-ups, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Hi Alex. Thanks for the A2a. And thanks to Shriram Bhashyam for also...
If a start-up terminated an employee, is it required to allow them to exercise the relative portion of their stock option grant that is yet vested?
Feb 19,2016February 19, 2016
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) This is a fairly common question. The short answer is no. But, it...
When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view?
Jan 28,2016January 28, 2016
By adminIn Books and Publications, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags communication, compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, equity compensation, GPS Stock Options, stock options
Question: (org. on Quora) When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view? Answer (by Dan Walter) The...
How does HR contribute to an organization’s success?
Sep 25,2015September 25, 2015
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Whether you have an HR professional or not Human Resources is likely the...
What is the normal RSU policy for private companies? I recently got an offer from such company and they say that if I work for x years and I leave, I would get x more years to sell the RSUs otherwise they would expire. So if I leave after 1 year and no IPO in the next 2 years, I don’t get anything.
Sep 21,2015September 21, 2015
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) The most common company policy for RSUs follows the basic structure below:...
How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to Post-IPO?
Sep 09,2015September 9, 2015
By adminIn Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags compensation plan design, compensation planning, equity compensation, ESPP, performance units, post-IPO, pre-IPO, private companies, rsu, RSUs, SARs, stock options
Question (Orig. on Quora): How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to...