Employee Finance Hiring Stock Options 
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
As Finance Fridays continues, we are introducing the concept of the Cap Table. This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. As first time entrepreneurs they did not create an employee options pool; we’ll fix that in a little while. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 1, 2015
If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Finding great employees first.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 2, 2015
For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant. This happens because many CEOs are passionate, market-driven people who are constantly trying to launch new products, win contracts, get press, hire staff and woo VCs. HR & Legal.
VC Adventure
AUGUST 15, 2018
It was and is imprecise science but – at least in the case of venture backed startups – there wasn’t much harm in an option being priced low. These reports are generally quite lengthy and not always particularly comprehensible to non-finance professionals. I was wrong.
Up and Running
JANUARY 4, 2017
Employee taxes. Hiring the right employees. However, you might not have the finances to attract the types of quality personnel that you want. This is why it’s important to find employees with potential. See Also: How to Hire Your First Employee. Travel expenses. Liability insurance.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 1, 2023
There are startups out there that are valued at a billion dollars, but because of employee salaries, assets, etc. Now we’re no longer spending employee manpower on a service that wasn’t helping accelerate the right type of growth we need. Hire versatile players and lean into your team The SVB collapse reminded us that staffing matters.
Up and Running
JULY 2, 2014
We had personally invested $70,000 of our own money at this point, and we were hoping to raise at least another $250,000 to help us hire a team, launch our company, and begin to build our product. So we hired another firm to help us facilitate the removal of this clause. Our attorney should have known.
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