VIDEO: Why plan for taxes on startup equity and startup stock options? From the Secret Keys of Startup Equity Series
If you're reading my blog and I'm talking about taxes for startup equity or startup stock options, I can understand that you might be thinking "blah, blah, blah, blah blah." Here's why it matters :)
Joining a startup? Here’s why startup hires plan for taxes on their startup stock options, restricted stock and RSUs. It’s not just “blah, blah, blah,” I promise.
If you're reading my blog and I'm talking about taxes for startup equity, I can understand that you might be thinking "blah, blah, blah, blah blah." Here's why it matters :)
Startup hires, even very sophisticated people, can miss out on the upside of joining a startup if they lose track the big picture themes of startup equity. This series - The Secret Keys of Startup Equity - is designed to outline the basic principles of startup equity to help you see the big picture and not get lost in all the fine print details of startup restricted stock, startup stock option and startup RSUs. You can consider this sort of the secret key to my blogs and my courses. If want to watch the whole series as one video, it’s here for your viewing pleasure.
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.