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How Recruiters Can Get Help From Eso Fund

stock options can act as golden handcuffs and why so many companies utilize them as a retention toolAs an executive recruiter, you may often encounter a promising candidate who is reluctant to leave his or her current position because of vested stock options — even though the candidate may feel that your client’s job may have better potential. This psychological reluctance is the fundamental logic behind how stock options can act as golden handcuff

Sec Rule 144 And Employee Stock Options

the holding requirement represents a period of illiquidity that can pose a significant financial burden to some employeesSEC Rule 144 governs the sale of restricted and control securities (here’s a hyperlink to the SEC document). If you work for a venture-backed startup company that has not yet gone public, you will be purchasing restricted stock whe

How To Create Incentives For Early Startup Employees Through Official Liquidity Programs

An ESO transaction can provide employees with discretionary cashVenture-backed startups rely heavily on employee stock options to attract and retain top talent. Stock options give the employees a piece of the company’s upside, letting them benefit with the company’s success. However, the current environment for IPOs often makes for a very long time horizon to achieve liquidity and has given rise to secondary markets for private company stock. Rather

Monetizing Your Private Stock

the seller receives the purchase price so there is no opportunity for continuing gainStock in venture backed private companies is generally illiquid. In other words, there is a limited market for the stock since it is not freely transferable or publicly traded. Owners of common stock in private companies such as founders, employees, consultants, and others who wanted to obtain cash for their stock have traditionally either had to wait for a company liquidity event (for example, a sale or IPO of the company) or sell the shares on the secondary market. The problem with waiting for a liquidity eventRead More

The 83b Election Helps You Exercise Options Well In Advance

Unvested assets don’t have to be recognized as income as a safety measure for you. Venture-backed startup companies are big fans of using stock options as a major compensation tool to attract and retain employees. If your company’s stock value rises over the years, you can avoid two major tax issues by having exercised early. However, since you haven’t actually vested your stock and assuming your company even has an early exercise option, you would technically be holding restricted stock that