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Vow gets quick access to their cap tables with Cake
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Fluent Commerce issues global employee equity at scale
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EntryLevel issues ESOP in a couple of clicks with Cake
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The State of Aussie Startup Employee Equity 2024
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WHAT'S NEW AT CAKE
Streamline your Employee Share Scheme Reporting with Cake
June 26, 2024
Aaron Blakemore
The State of Aussie Startup Employee Equity 2024
February 6, 2024
Cake Team
Open letter from Cake CEO - Kim Hansen
January 10, 2024
Kim Hansen
STARTUP GUIDES
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Tax & Compliance
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5 mins
Understanding the real cost of 409A valuation
Stock options
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5 Mins
Stock options vs RSU: Which one is right for your startup?
Capital raise
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7 Mins
SAFE vs. convertible note: a founder's guide to fundraising
Stock options
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5 Mins
Restricted stock units: how it works and why it matters
Tax & Compliance
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5 mins
Understanding 83(b) elections
Capital raise
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7 mins
Convertible notes: the essential guide for startups
Capital raise
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7 mins
SAFE notes: a simple way to raise funds for startups
Stock options
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5 mins
Non-qualified stock options: how it works for startups
Startup equity
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3 mins
Bare trust: understanding the basics and benefits
Global equity
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10 mins
Hiring international employees
Capital raise
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5 mins
Raising capital in Australia, a checklist for startup founders
Capital raise
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5 mins
7 Costly and time-consuming capital raising mistakes to avoid
Capital raise
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12 mins
How to raise capital for your startup
Capital raise
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5 mins
Bootstrap or capital raise: which one is right for your startup
Startup equity
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5 mins
Shareholders agreement, explained
Stock options
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3 mins
How much stock options to give employees
MORE ARTICLES
Company Update
Open letter from Cake CEO - Kim Hansen
Product Updates
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are easier than ever in Cake
Product Updates
Cake brings fully flexible vesting schedules to RSA’s & Share Plans
Product Updates
Master your equity story with Cake's cap table modeling 2.0
Industry News
New laws reduce red tape for operation of Employee Share Schemes
Blog
The Making of an Angel Investor
Blog
ESOP pros and cons for employees and startups
Blog
A Quick Guide to the Seed / Enterprise Investment Scheme in the UK
Blog
ESOP Terms Cheat Sheet
Blog
How to distribute your employee equity the right way
Blog
How to reduce employee turnover and keep your best talent
Blog
What’s the difference between issuing stocks directly to an employee and an ESOP?
Blog
No time for all that Capital Raise riff-raff? How about a Convertible Note?
Blog
What's the difference between ESOP and ESOW in Singapore?
Blog
Early Bird Gets the Worm – 5 Reasons to Set Up Your ESOP Now
Blog
Employee Share Plan Jargon – All the terms, in simple terms
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