The historically long periods between the startup and “big event” for companies has given rise to many issues that were...
Startup Equity: Isn’t It Refreshing? (maybe not) – (Part 6 of an n part series)
Dec 14,2016December 14, 2016
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Startup Equity: Synthetic Equity or Sharing Without Sharing (Part 5 of an n part series)
Dec 06,2016December 6, 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 equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay for performance, phantom stock, rsu, SAR. appreciation rights, startup, stock options, stock plan, stock/equity compensation
When you hear “equity compensation” and startups, you immediately think of stock options. More recently RSUs (restricted stock units that...
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 $3B valuation.” We seldom see the “other”...
%-#-$ – Startup Equity: It’s Enough to Make You Swear!
Oct 26,2016October 26, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, equity, executive compensation, start-up, start-ups, stock options, stock/equity compensation
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
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation philosophy, disney, equity, frozen, hamilton, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, ownership, pay, profits, sharing, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...
The Real Cost of Mismanaged Incentives: Wells Fargo
Sep 29,2016September 29, 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, Stock OptionsTags carrie tensfeldt, elizabeth warren, executive compensation, executive pay, incentive compensation, incentive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, john stumpf, pay for performance, Performance Management, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation, wells fargo pay
Well, so much for the warm-hearted caffeinated, pick-me-up from the Comp Café. Today is a steaming jolt of quadruple espresso...
Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay
Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By adminIn 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 Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, pixar, rules, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, storytelling
What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...
Why Should Employees Care About Investors?
Aug 15,2016August 15, 2016
Apple’s stock price is somewhere around $108 today. Over the past five years it has been anywhere from $50 to...