Super angel investor Ron Conway said, “I think it’s important for the founder to say to themselves in the beginning, at what point does my ownership start to demotivate me?” Spotify struck new agreements with investors that force them to issue more shares the longer they waits to go public,…
“An entrepreneur,” LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman once said, “is someone who will jump off a cliff and assemble an airplane on the way down.” As a startup owner, you must embrace your inner MacGuyver. You need to do what you can with what you have to get to where you…
We’ve all heard the grim statistics on how many startups fail. Forbes says 90% will fail; Harvard says it’s 75%. Even if you reject those bleak numbers and buy into Inc.’s comparatively chirpy estimate–that only 50% of young firms will fail–it would be understandable if you believe that startups are well, doomed. It isn’t until you ask why startups fail, that a different story emerges …
These four perks can truly delivers engagement and happiness and can attract and retain a first-rate team of startup employees.
The overtime rule enacted via executive order by President Obama likely won’t see the light of day. The new rule could have put many small businesses and startups in difficulty by widely increasing the number of employees covered by the overtime regulation. Days before the rule was supposed to go…
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow startup employees to defer the tax owed on exercised stock options for up to seven years. The bill, H.R. 5719: Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act, would go a long way to support the startup ecosystem by making it easier for employees of private companies to hold on to valuable but illiquid stock.
Founders are often surprised to see how complex it is to enable their employees to obtain stock options. The first step is understanding the difference between the two widely different type of stock options: The Incentive Stock Option (ISO) and the Nonqualified Stock Option (NSO).
Every startup founder that uses vesting schedule should know about the 83(b) election. The 83(b) election often result in staggering tax savings.
Few decisions are as important as choosing the right entity for your new startup. This post explores the factors that matter most when making this decision.
The content of an employee handbook matters greatly. When it is well-drafted and tailored to the the company it can prevent or greatly minimize liability.
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