What Business Leaders Can Do When Employee Stock Options Are Underwater
This is the second in a three-part series about repricing of employee stock options. It summarizes a webinar I hosted with two experts: Ali Murata, a partner in the Compensation & Benefits group at the law firm Cooley, and Kristin O’Hanlon, special counsel in Cooley’s Compensation & Benefits group. Part I discussed factors leading to […]
A Guide to Repricing Underwater Options
This is the last post of a three-part series about repricing of employee stock options. It summarizes a webinar I hosted with two experts: Ali Murata, a partner in the Compensation & Benefits group at the law firm Cooley, and Kristin O’Hanlon, special counsel in Cooley’s Compensation & Benefits group. Part I discussed the factors […]
What Is ESG Performance and Why Does It Matter?
Keren Bitan is the founding principal at Tandem Impact, a boutique sustainability consulting firm. She specializes in advising VC firms and high-growth companies, including Norwest, on ESG performance management and impact strategies. Founders and startup teams are hearing more from investors, customers, and employees about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. But what is ESG, […]
Lessons from Building a Purpose-Driven Company
Guest contributor Jeffrey Spector, co-founder and president of Karat – the world’s largest interview company – shares some of the challenges and rewards of founding and nurturing a purpose-driven company. My co-founder Mohit Bhende and I started Karat with two goals. We wanted it to be successful, and we wanted it to serve a meaningful […]
When Is the Right Time to Reprice Employee Stock Options?
As equity prices have fallen, we have received requests from several of our portfolio companies for information and guidance about repricing stock options. To address this request, I hosted a webinar with two experts on options repricing. They offered detailed information on how to decide if repricing is warranted and, if so, what possible actions […]
