Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Thus, stock doesn’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “potential bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2015

Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “potential bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. So knowing more about stocks and trading is critical. A stock, which can also be referred to as a share or equity, is a proof of ownership of a fraction or part of a business entity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Later you need specialists and managers. Offer low cash early, with bonuses or stock options for milestones, to people in your personal network.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 17, 2013

It’s the annual bonus, next year bonus plan, option grant refresh cycle. For many management teams, especially in rapidly growing, or mature companies, it’s an important part of their existence as culturally we’ve oriented compensation, bonuses, and future compensation around an annual cycle. Let me give an example.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? To grow his cash-strapped start-up, Parker ended up sharing equity -- not only with employees, but also with consultants and vendors. But sharing equity can have pitfalls, too. Leadership.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But how about awarding stock options to all employees? These plans are not as popular today because of their complexity and difficulty to manage, lost in favor of simple stock option plans. Obviously for the appropriate individuals, a bonus program aligned to the department’s goals is appropriate.

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Gust

APRIL 9, 2014

Equity dilution works when the same pie is divided among more people. Over time, other people receive pieces of equity in exchange for work (employee stock options), money (seed, angel and venture investors), services (attorneys, directors, etc.). Uncategorized company equity dilution founder investors startup'

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David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2019

Ready to join a new management team? How To Evaluate A Job Offer – Tips For Senior Managers And Executives. Negotiating Employment with a Private Equity Firm – 7 Surprises to Expect. Negotiate Your Equity And Salary With Stock Option Counsel Tips. Here’s How Startup Founders Should Offer Employee Equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The industry veteran. The operations superstar.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift. In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

Thus, stock doesn’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 19, 2021

You can trust them to manage your organization on their own because they’ll do whatever it takes to be successful. If your team’s starting salaries leave something to be desired, consider adding equity to your compensation packages, as well. Enterprising employees will make do anyway.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

Risk capital takes equity (stock ownership) in your company instead of debt (loans) in exchange for cash. Founders can now access the largest pool of risk capital that ever existed –in the form of Private Equity (Angel Investors, family offices , Venture Capitalists (VC’s) and Hedge Funds.). The Bad News.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Wikipedia reminded me – it’s another Peter Drucker creation from The Practice of Management. I have a deeply held belief that a manager cannot “motivate behavior.” Even better, consider using equity compensation as the bonus. Management bonus compensation drucker MBO'

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Some reasons why include needing a more detailed picture of your company’s value, submitting taxes, outlining employee stock option plans, or presenting to investors or creditors. For many business owners, getting a formal valuation is worth the investment. Rules of thumb in business valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Thus, options don’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “potential bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. I’m not FaceBook or Twitter and have a s**t-ton of potentially imminent IPO stock options to offer someone. equity in the company. I’m sure we’ll be able to manage that too. Post navigation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Later you need specialists and managers. Offer low cash early, with bonuses or stock options for milestones, to people in your personal network.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development. The one warning: avoid those looking to become partners, asking for larger portions of equity than, say, 5% when they contribute no cash to the enterprise.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

How many of them, particularly in technology, were able to start a company, supply all the funding, and share no management tasks or equity with others, and still grow the company to any significant size, worthy of a multi-million-dollar opportunity to cash out at exit? Two: Co-management. How much equity to early investors?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Ready to join a new management team? How To Evaluate A Job Offer – Tips For Senior Managers And Executives. Negotiating Employment with a Private Equity Firm – 7 Surprises to Expect. Negotiate Your Equity And Salary With Stock Option Counsel Tips. Here’s How Startup Founders Should Offer Employee Equity.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 19, 2017

But how about awarding stock options for all employees? These plans are not as popular today because of their complexity and difficulty to manage, lost in favor of simple stock option plans. Obviously for the appropriate individuals, a bonus program aligned to the department’s goals is appropriate.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Why do you think there are so few women in private equity, and what can be done to change that? When I became a managing partner, aside from directing our strategy on where to invest, I also helped recruit board positions and management teams. It starts at the top. So it’s more about a broad network.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2018

When a small business startup manages to secure external investment magical things happen. The first is making sure that there is a good understanding of the management structure and hierarchy in place. When others see this, it prompts them to buy options on that stock too and the stock price rises.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Taking a campaign online and encouraging non-accredited investors to use a crowdfunding platform is a great way to show their support, manage the volume, and market your business. Management Resumes and Organizational Chart. Stock Option. Customer References.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

He wants a chance at changing life’s circumstances with building equity value that might free him and his family from the rat-race of 529 accounts, property taxes, summer-school tuitions and even spending some cash on aging parents. He still has the dream. He has the hunger. I’m not saying it’s even desirable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Later you need specialists and managers. Offer low cash early, with bonuses or stock options for milestones, to people in your personal network.

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Board Effect

MAY 13, 2019

Let’s not waste time listing everything startups could be doing to more effectively manage their cap tables. When it comes to cap table management in startup companies, it’s unrealistic to expect perfection. The realistic demands of cap table management will increase as your business grows and matures—that much is a no-brainer.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

Management is accountable to the board of directors and therefore has the ability to transact business without stockholder participation in each decision. meetings of boards of directors and maintenance of corporate bylaws , corporate minute books, stock ledger books, separate bank accounts, etc.). such as incentive stock options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2010

Thus, stock doesn’t “pay the mortgage” today, so to speak. Unless you have a sizable nest egg, or a working spouse with an income to support you, I would recommend that you consider any stock options as a “bonus,” rather than a key part of your compensation for joining a startup. 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% Marty Zwilling.

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