Equity Compensation: I Have the Cure You Seek!

Mar 15,2016March 15, 2016
By In Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is your equity program on the fritz? Are your stock options in the dump? Could your RSUs use a bit...

What are current (2016) best practices for employee stock option programs for US pre-IPO startups?

Mar 09,2016March 9, 2016
By In Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Hi Alex.  Thanks for the A2a.  And thanks to Shriram Bhashyam for also...

11 Reasons Your Equity Compensation Survey Data is Wrong

Feb 24,2016July 24, 2018
By In Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...

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
By In Equity Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags , , , , ,

Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) This is a fairly common question. The short answer is no. But, it...

Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)

Feb 11,2016February 11, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...

Employee Stock Options on the Precipice?

Feb 02,2016February 2, 2016
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I am declaring February “Stock Option Month” at the Café (at least in relation to my posts). For more than...

When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view?

Jan 28,2016January 28, 2016
By In 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 , , , , , ,

Question: (org. on Quora) When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view? Answer (by Dan Walter) The...

Let’s Get Rid of ISOs, ESPPs and Voting for President

Oct 06,2015October 6, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , ,

Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, have been the foundation of tech company stock option programs for the past three decades....

Combatting Self Interest in Pay

Sep 14,2015September 14, 2015
By In Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...