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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

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I have seen employees how have a lion's share of their net worth tied up in options, and have a very difficult time to exercise those options. At the end, we're investors, an though we're providing a solution for individual shareholders, ultimately, that is backed by the equity in the company, so the company is paramount to what we do.

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Is Your Startup Growing Too Quickly For Cash Flow?

Startup Professionals Musings

If you try to vary the number of employees to match, that costs even more cash for hiring, firing, and layoffs. One way to defer some of these costs, as outlined by ProOpinion , is to provide alternative compensation methods (equity or compensation based) to your new employees. Unanticipated expenses and emergencies drain cash.

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