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.

Mary Russell

Attorney Mary Russell advises individuals on their equity compensation. She started her legal career in Palo Alto, California advising startup companies and investors on stock matters. She uses this experience to empower individuals to make the most of their equity compensation opportunities.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg Business, Reuters, myStockOptions.com and other outlets.

You are welcome to contact her at (650) 326-3412 or at info@stockoptioncounsel.com.

https://www.stockoptioncounsel.com
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