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ESPP: The Ugly Duckling?
May 11,2017May 11, 2017
We’ve all heard some version of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling“ at some point in our lives. For the...
Entertaining Ways to Apply Executive Pay Rules
May 03,2017May 3, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags actors, compensation, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, executive compensation, executives, Jennifer Lawrence, pay, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation
Executive compensation is always in the spotlight. The pay levels for the highest paid executive can truly be astounding to...
Compounding Our Pay Problems
Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, merit increase, pay, pay ratio, raises, stock/equity compensation, surveys, total rewards
The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...
Let’s All Do Nothing About Pay
Apr 05,2017April 5, 2017
Are we really doing anything? We create salary structures and write job descriptions. We organization our data and provide reports...
Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)
Feb 13,2017February 13, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, startup, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...
Startup Equity: What About Performance? (Part 10 of an n part series)
Feb 02,2017February 2, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, RSU, Start-up PayTags equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, performance awards, performance based equity, PSU, startup, stock options RSU, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
“But, how do I make sure that the person is a great performer before I am forced to give them...
Startup Equity: Comparing Your “Currency” to a Competitor’s (Part 4 of an n part series)
Nov 28,2016November 28, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation, currency exchange, equity, executive compensation, fx, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, start-up, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Comparing base bay is relatively easy, equity not so much. A dollar is a dollar. And, if a dollar isn’t...
Startup Equity: Why are VCs Getting so Stingy with Equity? (Part 3 of an n part series)
Nov 17,2016November 17, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation, entrepreneur, equity, executive compensation, incentive, investors, ipo, pay, pay for performance, startup, stock/equity compensation, vc, venture capital
Does this familiar? You had a great idea and turned it into a company. Somehow you got to the point...
Startup Equity: 409A vs Investor Value (part 2 of an n part series)
Nov 09,2016November 9, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags 409A, compensation, equity, executive compensation, ownership, pay, rsu, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, vc, venture captial
We have all seen the headlines, “XYZ receives $100M in funding at a $3B valuation.” We seldom see the “other”...