Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 17, 2013

I’ve never really understood why the majority of stock option refresh grants are stacked grants mid-way through the granting process. Assume you hire someone and grant them 10,000 options with monthly vesting of four years with a one year cliff. One thing, however, has always baffled me. Let me give an example.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Make sure you understand all of your options before making any decisions. More often than not, equity compensation is an attraction and retention tool, rather than a replacement to salary.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. They got a bigger office space so their employees would feel comfortable and they could improve employee retention. Two-f **g-billion! What a disaster!

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2018

It is important to develop a retention plan right off the bat to keep employee turnover in your small business from becoming a very costly and aggravating expense. If you can, provide stock options for your employees. Your employees will appreciate the opportunity to have direct and meaningful conversations and contributions.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. of MySpace, Inc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2019

Jenny Blake: I was there for five and a half years, and halfway into my time there … During that five years, the company grew from 6,000 to 36,000 employees, and one major issue became retention. Even just the visibility of what roles are open, and how do I grow into them, and how do I have those conversations with my manager.

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OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I am realistic enough to know that’s not possible, but as you know, employee engagement, retention, and growth & development are incredibly important to us. Ideally that would be your manager, but if you’re not comfortable starting the conversation there, find someone else — your department head, someone in HR, me.

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