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Be careful about equity and options!

Berkonomics

Some rules about stock options and phantom stock: [Email readers, continue here…] The real insight here is that stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early-stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. That size of grant would take much or most of the option pool.

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Careful about equity and options in early stage businesses

Berkonomics

And then there are options: [Email readers, continue here…] Stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. That size of grant would take much or most of the option pool. There are some rules.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors: Part 2.

venturehacks.com

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. Many advisors want options they can exercise immediately —that’s fine.

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Equity is the currency of early stage businesses.

Berkonomics

The real insight here is that stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. First you must create a stock option plan using your attorney, which must be registered in many states as a security offering. There are some rules.