Double-Trigger Acceleration: What Every Startup Founder and Employee Needs to Know
Double-trigger acceleration: qualifying events, protection periods, accurate vesting examples, award treatment in acquisitions, and tax limits.
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Equity Compensation Plan Design: How to Structure Your Startup's Stock Option Plan
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 Schedules: Why Every Co-Founder Needs One and How to Get It Right
Founder vesting explained: four years with a one-year cliff, ownership versus vesting, repurchase terms, 83(b) elections, and what happens at departure or acquisition.