Feld Thoughts

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A Different Approach to Refreshing Stock Option Grants

Feld Thoughts

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. I embrace this – my goal is to help these entrepreneurs and management teams win.

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What Just Happened With OnLive?

Feld Thoughts

Usually the vesting clock resets completely; sometimes a new owner will be extra generous and offer a shorter vesting term. Rather than screwing the employees to enrich management, this feels to me like a pretty employee friendly approach. Hence, the ABC process.

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All CEOs Should Be An Outside Director For One Company

Feld Thoughts

You’ll have a peer relationship with another CEO that you have a vested interest in that crosses over to a board – CEO relationship. You’ll get exposed to new management styles. You’ll understand “fiduciary responsibility” more deeply. The list goes on and on.

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