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Structuring employee equity incentives

An overview of the process of issuing equity to investors and team members as a startup founder.

Types of startup equity

Learn the different types of equity and how to use these instruments for your startup journey

Founder equity and founder vesting

The three things you need to know as a founder about how to manage your own (and your partner's) equity.

Sweat equity for advisors and contractors

Learn how to leverage equity to compensate early founding members, advisors, and contractors.

Exercising stock options: the essential guide for startups

Employee stock option plans, a guide for startup teams

409A Valuation: The essential guide for startups

Equity compensations for startups

Cliff vesting: how does it work

Advisory shares: what startup founders need to know

Understanding equity grants and how it works in startups

Startup stock options, a practical guide for founders

Startup equity split: how to distribute equity the right way

Best equity management software for startups

Phantom stock, explained

Understanding Rule 701

How much are your stock options worth?

What is a cap table and why does it matter to startups?

Managing a growing cap table

ISO vs NSO: understanding the key differences

How to use your share registry to save your company’s runway

What happens to stock options when an employee leaves?

Sweat equity: how it works and why it matters to startups

How much stock options to give employees

Shareholders agreement, explained

Bootstrap or capital raise: which one is right for your startup

How to raise capital for your startup

7 Costly and time-consuming capital raising mistakes to avoid

Raising capital in Australia, a checklist for startup founders

Hiring international employees

Bare trust: understanding the basics and benefits

Non-qualified stock options: how it works for startups

SAFE notes: a simple way to raise funds for startups

Convertible notes: the essential guide for startups

Restricted stock units: how it works and why it matters

SAFE vs. convertible note: a founder's guide to fundraising

Stock options vs RSU: Which one is right for your startup?

Understanding the real cost of 409A valuation

How to set up a clean cap table and not mess it up

10 Cap table mistakes startups make and how to dodge them

Employee Guide to ESOP

Employee Share Option Plans were a pain to understand. Until now.

Learn more aout ESOP in this new ebook for Aussie employees.

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