Double-Trigger Acceleration: What Every Startup Founder and Employee Needs to Know
Double-trigger acceleration explained: what it is, how it works, when it applies, and why founders and key employees should insist on it in their equity agreements.
Double-trigger acceleration explained: what it is, how it works, when it applies, and why founders and key employees should insist on it in their equity agreements.
Your equity compensation plan is one of the most important documents your startup will create. Here's how to structure it correctly — from pool sizing to vesting schedules to change of control provisions.
Founder vesting protects everyone — co-founders, investors, and the company itself. Here's how to structure it correctly, including 83(b) elections, acceleration triggers, and the hard conversations.