Blog posts, articles, books, and other resources that founders should review regarding key issues that arise when hiring employees and contractors, as well as trying to compensate them with equity.
General Legal
- SmartRecruiters – 10 Rules for Startup Employment Law
- David Weekly – An introduction to Stock & Options
- Dave Naffziger – Startup Stock Options: ISOs v. NSOs
- SHL – Fatal errors in Early Startup Hiring
Hiring
- Elaine Wherry – The recruiter honeypot
- SHL – Startup Employee Offer Letters
- NYC Startup Lawyer – New Tools for Remote / Distributed Hiring
Compensation
- SHL – Early Hires: Options or Stock?
- Brad Feld – How many stock options should I give an advisor?
- Brad Feld – Compensation for Board Members
- AngelList – Startup Equity & Compensation Tool
- Yokum Taku – Should a company allow early exercise of stock options?
- OnStartups – How should a startup founder/CEO pay herself?
- VentureBeat – Five Compensation-Related Mistakes Startups Should Avoid
- SHL – Early Startup Employee Compensation
- SHL – Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity
- SHL – The Most Common Option Grant Mistakes