From The Daily Muse
Attorney Mary Russell, Founder of Stock Option Counsel based in San Francisco, advises that anyone receiving equity compensation should evaluate the company and offer based on his or her own independent analysis. This means thoughtfully looking at the company’scapitalization and valuation.
Attorney Mary Russell counsels individuals on startup equity, including:
You are welcome to contact her at (650) 326-3412 or at info@stockoptioncounsel.com.
Thanks Ji Eun (Jamie) Lee for the mention in The Daily Muse!
“Is This the Right Company?
Investors buy equity in a company with money, but you’ll be earning it through your investment of time and effort. So it’s important to think rationally, as an investor would, about the growth prospects of your start-up.
Attorney Mary Russell, Founder of Stock Option Counsel based in San Francisco, advises that anyone receiving equity compensation should evaluate the company and offer based on his or her own independent analysis. This means thoughtfully looking at the company’s capitalization and valuation. ”
Attorney Mary Russell counsels individuals on startup equity, including:
You are welcome to contact her at (650) 326-3412 or at info@stockoptioncounsel.com.
Best of Blogs: How to Value and Negotiate Startup Stock Options
NOTE: Updated February 23, 2016.
Attorney Mary Russell counsels individuals on startup equity, including:
You are welcome to contact her at (650) 326-3412 or at info@stockoptioncounsel.com.
We have suggested the following free resources to Stock Option Counsel clients to help them master this area and gain confidence in negotiating their stock options and other employee stock.
1. Leo Polovet's' Analyzing AngelList Job Postings, Part 1: Basic Stats & Part 2: Salary and Equity Benchmarks
2. Venture Hacks' I have a job offer at a startup, am I getting a good deal?
3. Andy Payne's Startup Equity for Employees
4. Mary Russell's Startup Equity Standards: A Guide for Employees
5. Wealthfront's Startup Salary and Equity Compensation Calculator (This is very general but people find it helpful.) And Wealthfront's The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees.
6. Patrick McKenzie of Kalzumeus Software's Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
7. Piaw Na's Negotiating Compensation, from An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups
8. mystockoptions.com's How does a private company decide on the size of a stock grant? (You may have to create a login)
9. Michelle Wetzler's How I Negotiated My Startup Compensation
10. Mary Russell's Video Negotiate the Right Startup Stock Option Offer, based on Mary Russell and Boris Epstein's Bull's Eye: Negotiate the Right Job Offer
11. Mary Russell's Joining An Early Stage Startup? Negotiate Your Salary and Equity with Stock Option Counsel Tips
12. Robby Grossman's Negotiating Your Startup Job Offer
13. John Greathouse's What The Heck Are My Startup Stock Options Worth?! Seven Questions You Should Ask Before Joining A Startup
14. David Weekly's An Introduction to Stock & Options for the Tech Entrepreneur or Startup Employee
Attorney Mary Russell counsels individuals on startup equity, including:
You are welcome to contact her at (650) 326-3412 or at info@stockoptioncounsel.com.