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LinkedIn, Microsoft and “Stock-based Compensation”
I just had someone send me an article titled “REASON BEHIND THE MICROSOFT-LINKEDIN DEAL”. The premise behind that article is that stock-based compensation (the accounting term for this piece of the...
View ArticleDo founders with a16z funding agree with Scott Kupor’s post on employee options?
Question (Orig. on Quora): Do founders with a16z funding agree with Scott Kupor’s post on employee options? The Lack of Options for (Startup Employees’) Options Answer (by Dan Walter): Scott’s answer...
View ArticleHow do Googlers manage their RSUs?
Question (Orig. on Quora): Since RSUs makeup for major chunk of their future savings, do Googlers feel insecure about stocks dropping significantly ? For example, LinkedIn stocks lost their worth...
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Evolving Equity Like It’s a Flying Machine
Other professionals in HR, compensation and investing frequently ask why I am so passionate about changing the way companies use equity compensation. They point out that the majority of companies...
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Executive Pay Has Been Fixed on Both Sides of the Pond!
In the past week there have been two major reports describing how to fix executive compensation. The first is from the UK report and comes at the end of a project by the “Executive Remuneration Working...
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Startup Equity: Synthetic Equity or Sharing Without Sharing (Part 5 of an n...
When you hear “equity compensation” and startups, you immediately think of stock options. More recently RSUs (restricted stock units that settle in company stock) have also been popular. But, what if...
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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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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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