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Startup Equity: The Most Common Mistake (Part 7 of an n part series)
Here is my 2017 gift to you. I truly believe that equity compensation helped build the technology industry, and therefore the world as we know it. But, an unfortunate number of startups make the same...
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Startup Equity: No. They Don’t Get It. (Part 8 of an n part series)
During a recent presentation I did for industry professionals, an attendee claimed that his employees didn’t need additional education on their equity compensation because they worked in tech and...
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Startup Equity: Three Crucial Variables (Part 9 of an n part series)
Startup equity has approximately a gazillion moving parts. But three of these variables are far more important than all of the others. These three components are what make your plan uniquely yours....
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Startup Equity: What About Performance? (Part 10 of an n part series)
“But, how do I make sure that the person is a great performer before I am forced to give them equity?” This question gets asked by nearly every Founder, Investor or Compensation Committee Member very...
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Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)
It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work in a pinch. Most startups design their equity plans around one or both of these...
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Compounding Our Pay Problems
The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season always raises this issue and partly because there is a move in some circles to do away...
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Entertaining Ways to Apply Executive Pay Rules
Executive compensation is always in the spotlight. The pay levels for the highest paid executive can truly be astounding to “regular” people. In truth, they are often astounding to executive...
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ESPP: The Ugly Duckling?
We’ve all heard some version of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling“ at some point in our lives. For the record, the original is sadder and more intense than I remember. The summary is this. A...
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Stop Building Sinking Ships
Last week esteemed fellow Comp Café writer, Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D., wrote an article asking, “Should You Scrap Your Long-Term Incentive Plans?” I commented that LTI programs are for more likely to be...
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Now You DON’T See It
The image below is from a recent post by famed author and Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely. Take a quick look to see if you can figure it out in 30 seconds or less. Reports tell us that 55% of people...
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