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See our evolution of equity compensation infographic. Explore how equity compensation as evolved and where the industry is headed.
Who and When to Start Hiring: Workforce Composition Analysis for Startups
Find out who and when startups need to begin hiring by viewing our workforce composition report.
Phantom Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights: Incentives Without Dilution
Learn about phantom stock vs stock options, and if your company should issue phantom stock awards and CSARs.
7 Ways to Educate New Hires about Employee Equity Compensation
Discover 7 ways to educate employees about equity compensation and understand equity ownership.
How to Navigate Equity Compensation Growing Pains
Discover what equity compensation is and how your company can navigate equity compensation plans over growth.
Gender and Compensation at VC-backed Startups – Where Are We Today?
Compensation is the most intimate way a company can interact with its employees. For far too long, compensation managers and committees have operated behind closed doors, keeping pay guidelines...
Using Shareworks to Engage Your Participants
At Shareworks by Morgan Stanley, we know that your employees are the reason you do what you do: your corporate equity program is just one of the many tools you use to recruit and retain talent...
Efficiency, Accuracy and Strategy: How Nextdoor’s Equity Compensation Program Is Poised to Fuel Company Growth
It started with a simple concept – to connect neighbors to neighbors online. The idea quickly caught on and propelled San Francisco-based startup Nextdoor into a billion-dollar company.
Making Equity Equitable: 8 Keys to Motivating Employees with Equity
We’re thrilled to announce the 2018 Capshare Private Company Equity Statistics Report! We will be mining the report for lots of ongoing content and blog articles so stay tuned. But this year, we...
10 Ways to Revive a Lagging ESPP – Strategies for US Plans
When your company launched its ESPP, it likely did so to recruit, retain and reward employees on a broad basis. Done right, broad-based ESPPs can also encourage ownership behavior and increase...
“Getting” Performance Awards: Building an Effective Communication Strategy for Your Participants
The image of a dangling carrot is often used to symbolize award-based grants generally and performance awards specifically. But the carrot is only effective because its intended recipient readily...