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The Crucial Questions Founders Must Answer While Implementing ESOPs in Their Startups
For India, 2021 could be well called the Year of the Unicorns. 15 Indian startups reached the coveted […]
Five Stories That Show the True Value of ESOPs
ESOPs are excellent financial tools for startups that are perennially low on cash reserves but want to reward […]
Why I expect ESOPs to stay in the headlines in India in 2022
The past few years have seen the rise of India Inc and with it witnessed the flowering of a robust […]
How start-ups can help their employees get the maximum benefit from their ESOP programs?
The growing strength of the start-up ecosystem has led to the dawn of a new age in employee compensation strategies. […]
How A Startup Can Win the War for Talent
In an overheated hiring environment, different companies compete with each other to attract the best talent. They need capable employees […]
The case for a wide-ranging and highly inclusive ESOP strategy
Would it surprise you to know that companies that offer ESOPs weather economic crises better than those that don’t? But […]
4 Things that are common to most Indian unicorns
This year, as many as 31 Indian startups have already hit the billion-dollar valuation, thereby earning the coveted ‘unicorn’ title. […]
How Can India’s Start-Ups Enable Employee Engagement and Participation?
In Silicon Valley, there’s a ceremony called a ‘startup funeral‘ where CEOs speak about the failure of their companies. […]
What startup founders must know about Cap Table management?
Equity distribution in the initial days of a startup is simpler. Usually, it is based on mutually agreed terms between […]
The “ESOPs or Profit-Sharing” debate ignited by MailChimp
MailChimp was in the news recently when Intuit purchased the email marketing company for a whopping $12 billion cash-and-stock deal. […]
Why ESOPs Are Not One Size Fits All
It’s now widely acknowledged that companies can use ESOPs as a powerful tool to increase their employees’ emotional as well […]
How Early Should a Start-up Think of ESOP?
Zomato’s IPO was a milestone for India’s start-up scene. According to reports, the food delivery giant closed its Rs […]
The 5 signs of a successful ESOP strategy
Is there any disputing the central fact that employees contribute actively to the success of a start-up? No wonder founders […]
ESOP programs – once and done or ongoing journey?
ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) programs have resiliently held on to their position as one of the popular employee reward […]
How to Prevent ESOP From Becoming a 4-letter Word for Your Top Talent
ESOPs, which were once adopted as a tool to tie C-suite responsibilities to business objectives to make their pay competitive, […]
How Taxation and Compliance Impact Your ESOP Program
Earlystage start-ups and unlisted companies are very sure of the value of ESOP programs. Most of them “get” it. They […]