Compounding Our Pay Problems

Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
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The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...

Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)

Feb 13,2017February 13, 2017
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It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...

Startup Equity: The Most Common Mistake (Part 7 of an n part series)

Jan 03,2017January 3, 2017
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Here is my 2017 gift to you. I truly believe that equity compensation helped build the technology industry, and therefore...

Startup Equity: Isn’t It Refreshing? (maybe not) – (Part 6 of an n part series)

Dec 14,2016December 14, 2016
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The historically long periods between the startup and “big event” for companies has given rise to many issues that were...

%-#-$ – Startup Equity: It’s Enough to Make You Swear!

Oct 26,2016October 26, 2016
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Figuring out the right amount of equity compensation at startups is a challenge. How much should I grant? How big...

Broadway Acts on Sharing Success

Oct 17,2016October 17, 2016
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You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...

Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay

Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...