Compensation Questions

I'm looking into the equity for the 2nd employee of an early-stage startup. I've seen lots of rules of thumbs out there (some people say 1%) but it's hard to apply because some rules of thumb refer...

Equity Employees Founders Compensation

asked Dec 16 '11 at 15:58

Led
16 points

This is a long exposition. Please bear with me, I think that I need to provide as much specifics as possible, while keeping it as short as possible. Thanks for reading, any feedback is much...

Equity Founders Partnership Compensation Partnerships

asked Sep 30 '11 at 05:22

Potential Partnership
13 points

I have read all the streams here on this topic but didn't find an answer to the following specific concern: I am one of two founders of a new web service of an idea I first developed months ago...

Founder Compensation Investors

asked Sep 30 '11 at 23:10

D Moore
174 points

A guy who's help our SaaS startup a lot in the 1st 2 month of its life has suggested that we form and he join our Board of Advisors. He's very helpful to us, a great guy and will definitely be an...

Board Advisors Compensation Stock Options

asked Oct 5 '11 at 00:28

Dmurtagh
157 points

A bit of background: The two founders are guys I used to work with before our previous employer (a SaaS company) was aquired back in 2010. One of the founders was a senior sales exec and the other...

Salary Compensation Stock Options Stocks

asked Sep 23 '11 at 00:46

Kronprinz
113 points

For a startup that currently has no funding and wants to put a business team in place, how much equity would you give someone who would be coming on board as the CEO to take over the business side...

Compensation

asked Sep 11 '11 at 02:41

Ricky
16 points

I'm considering joining a great team/early startup. Founder A engineer / mba, brought the vision. Founder B phd relevant to product C head of Product - person poached from another company very...

Marketing Sales Compensation

asked Aug 31 '11 at 12:37

Lisa
11 points

I am considering joining a startup as employee #2. I expect to receive some equity (either stock or options). Is there any way in which I can protect myself against the founders simply issuing...

Equity Compensation Stock Options

asked Sep 3 '11 at 03:57

Abtin Forouzandeh
121 points

I need some advice on how to handle the current situation with my co-founder. I am not happy working with him, we haven't signed any contracts or agreements, and he has put in a lot of hours over...

Co-Founder Equity Partnership Compensation

asked Aug 19 '11 at 00:18

Yes
128 points

I run a site which relies on an internal social network for communication between teachers and students. Most updates to the news feed (think Facebook status update) are students posting their...

Community Social Network Compensation

asked Aug 13 '11 at 21:42

Jeff
154 points

We recently met a person through our contacts and he has shown interest in our startup & super liked the Idea. We had initially requested him to be our mentor, for which he agreed. In our next...

Board Advisors Management Entrepreneurs Compensation

asked Jul 29 '11 at 04:21

Kumar K
11 points

I've have been asked to head-up and manage a start-up LLC as the President/GM and sit on the board. I will have a base salary package and bonus plan; however, I've asked for an ownership stake in...

Equity Compensation

asked Jul 18 '11 at 01:30

Robert
1 point

I love working for my current company. The work is challenging and fun, the people are amazing, I've been given lots of opportunity, and it's just an overall great work environment. The...

Career Salary Compensation Large Companies

asked Jun 25 '11 at 12:28

Dragoon
16 points

I recently participated on a team with a developer at a hackathon. The person has their own freelance business, so unlikely to join fulltime later. They expressed interest in helping with my...

Development Equity Compensation

asked Jun 18 '11 at 03:31

Anonya
11 points

I've been working with a friend's startup for about six months now. We have minimal revenue thus far, but things look to be on the brink of coming through. My role with the company has yet to be...

Equity Compensation

asked Jun 8 '11 at 06:43

Bspring18
6 points

A company (pre-funding) wants to do a 3 month trial period with me. I received an offer for X shares of stock. How do I determine if I am properly compensated for my efforts? The value I would...

Equity Trial Compensation

asked Jun 11 '11 at 17:41

Daniel
157 points

Is a one-year cliff with no accelerated vesting typical?

Equity Compensation Stock Options

asked May 20 '11 at 03:53

User7991
6 points

Greetings, I am planning on joining a start up with someone as a co-founder and right now we're in a hurry to get product off the ground. I've worked with this person in a trial period and I...

Co-Founder Contract Legal Compensation

asked May 23 '11 at 03:01

Daniel
157 points

This question is related to the question: "Do newly funded startups offer salaries which are comparable to market rate? " Apparently, it is quite common for startups to offer salaries which are...

Salary Compensation

asked May 17 '11 at 14:46

User10483
208 points

I'm a tech guy looking to join a company as a co-founder. Quite often companies are in various stages. For example for 2 different business offers, pre-seed/pre-series A: Lets say founder A,...

Co-Founder Founder Equity Compensation

asked May 3 '11 at 18:01

Daniel
157 points