Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Some rules about stock options and phantom stock: [Email readers, continue here…] The real insight here is that stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early-stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB. Anything requiring lead generation and/or customer acquisition I call Matt Coffin.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

And then there are options: [Email readers, continue here…] Stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here.

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Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here. Email readers continue here.] It there is only one class of stock, the same as the founders, and the appraisal of the single class of shares yields, say $2.00 An option plan should carve out an addition of about 15% of the “fully diluted” shares.

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