Dan Walter’s Answer on Quora Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are a form of employee equity compensation that is an analog for...
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Would You Like Mayo and Lettuce with that Noncompete?
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Startup Compensation: How much equity is appropriate for the first employee (and first designer) to get when they join a company?
Question: I’m talking with a two-person team (both founders) about joining as their first employee (and first designer). They’ve made...
The Secret Life of Equity Compensation at IPO
The IPO market has remained strong for a while now. Equity compensation is a huge part of compensation at IPO....
Which shares are included in an IPO?
Question: Dan you say that only a portion of the shares are sold at IPO. Does this portion include all...
Want Results? Prove it!
Most compensation professionals I know are very earnest in their desire to pay people as well as possible. They attend...
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First Do No Harm
Primum non nocere. The Hippocratic Oath is one of the foundational elements of any doctor’s career. As it says on Wikipedia: “Another...
Do compensation consultants help price CEO compensation more accurately or worsen it?
This is a great question. The truth is the compensation consultants do some of both. The form of this question seems...
Executive Compensation: How do companies determine their upper-management pay structure?
Executive pay structure involves determine that compensation elements (tools) to be used and the levels or amounts for each. The...