Executives and Founders

Addressing the Private Company Equity Compensation Gap Impacting Working Moms

Sources of Equity Dilution

Learn the different types of dilution of shares in our equity dilution guide. View industry benchmarks by investor stage, typical dilution rates and more.

How to Calculate Equity Dilution: Determining Ownership Stake Over Time

Find out how to calculate equity dilution online with Shareworks Startup Edition. Learn a stock dilution formula, see common equity dilution scenarios and more.

How Does Equity Get Diluted?

In part two of our equity guide, we answer how does equity get diluted and work. Learn about anti-dilution protection and view an equity dilution example.

What is Equity Dilution?

Learn what equity dilution is and how it works.

The Journey from Startup to IPO

The lifecycle of a private company is evolving. Over the last two decades, the timeline for companies to seek an entry to the public market has doubled from 6 to 12 years. 2019 has seen...

Shareworks helps creative marketplace Redbubble along its global journey

Redbubble is well on its way to becoming the world’s largest marketplace for independent artists. Learn how Shareworks helps creative marketplace Redbubble along its global journey.

Form 3921 – Who Needs to File, When to Do it, and How to Do it

You need to file IRS Form 3921 if your employees exercised stock options last year. Get the rundown on how and when to do it, including deadlines and late filing fees.

The Pragmatic Guide to Startup Valuation

Startup valuation is a very nuanced topic. Everybody says it’s both an art and a science, and many smart people have written posts to try and articulate the method behind the madness. But at the...

How the Wates Principles Can Benefit UK Private Companies

  ‘Corporate governance’ and ‘private companies’ haven’t historically been two terms found in the same sentence, due in part to the fact that private companies have been left to their own devices...

5 Startup Equity Myths That Are Holding You Back

The power of startup equity is almost a myth in and of itself, with swirling stories of unicorns and overnight millionaires. In truth, startup equity is often misunderstood, misinterpreted, and...

The Basics of Convertible Notes: Convertible Note Terms

A convertible note is short-term debt that converts into equity, which doesn't force investors to determine the value of the company. Curious? Learn convertible notes basics and terms in this blog.

ASU 2018-07: The Low-Down on FASB’s Changes to Non-Employee Accounting

By now you may have heard that  FASB announced the issuance of ASU 2018-07: Simplifications to Accounting for Nonemployee Share-Based Payments on June 20, 2018. If FASB announcements give you...

The One Data Set Every Finance Exec Needs [PODCAST]

Today’s interview features Dustin Snyder who is the director of finance at Banyan. Banyan is experiencing massive growth and Dustin has some amazing insights and war stories for taking a startup...

7 Tips to Improve Equity Administration on the Road to an IPO

Growing a company? Hard. Hiring, motivating and retaining employees? Hard.  Preparing your company for an IPO?  Really hard. Finding the right IPO guidebook? Easy.   Equity administration is...

Shareworks Helps Global Atlantic Financial Group Meet its Evolving Needs.

Creative, dynamic, customized: How automation helped Global Atlantic Financial Group meet its evolving equity compensation needs as a private company.

Top 4 Audit Insights from 90+ CFOs

Shareworks by Morgan Stanley recently completed a survey of approximately 100 CFOs about their audit experiences.  We identified 4 key insights in our research.

Your First External Audit: Avoid 3 “Gotchas” Almost Every Company Misses

Avoid these three pitfalls when preparing for your first audit. The post Your First External Audit: Avoid 3 “Gotchas” Almost Every Company Misses appeared first on Capshare Blog.

Raising Venture Capital: The 5 Critical SaaS Metrics for Raising Capital

If you are an experienced or even a first-time SaaS entrepreneur raising capital, you’ve probably heard about several “magic” metrics that every investor wants to see before they decide to invest....