Giving your team shares: How to size an employee option pool
In the UK, 10% is the median amount of equity assigned to EMI share option pools. According to Index Ventures in the US, it's double that.
The important difference is that if someone owns shares, they are a shareholder immediately. With options, they have own...
When you sell your company, if there are unallocated shares in your option pool, how do you make sure you get them back?...
Here's how much equity Index Ventures and Balderdon recommend startups give to employees based on performance, seniority...