Dueling Over Executive Compensation
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Executive compensation plays a big part in recruiting and retaining excellent executives. But it's not easy. VCs and corporate boards assembling compensation packages wrestle with many matters, including when, how and for what to award bonuses. How to assign stock options and set exercise prices? And are the complications of employee participation incentive plans worth while? Matters of compensation are often neglected until a crisis occurs, but they shouldn't be.