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THE FOUNDER'S GUIDE TO STOCK OPTIONS

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Entrepreneurs know how important stock options are for hiring and retaining the best talent. But to create an effective option plan you need to know how much to award to each team member. We compiled the largest ever set of benchmark data, comprising over 20,000 option grants from more than 1,650 startups across the US and Europe. We want to help you get this right.

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Mike Butcher

TechCrunch

OptionPlan might just be the most useful tool for founders I've seen in a long time”

QUICK GUIDE: 21 TIPS FOR DESIGNING YOUR STOCK OPTION PLAN

If you're looking to jump straight into practical guidance for setting up your employee stock option plan, we've prepared this set of 21 tips to help you.

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REWARDING

Talent

THE FOUNDER'S GUIDE TO STOCK OPTIONS

QUICK GUIDE: 21 TIPS FOR DESIGNING YOUR STOCK OPTION PLAN

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Through Chaos

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