What I learned at our last company that I'm applying to our 4-person company: 1) Set up performance reviews and tie them to salary reviews every 6 months. It s

What I learned at our last company that I'm applying to our 4-person company: 1) Set up performance reviews and tie them to salary reviews every 6 months. It sounds very corporate-y, but it sets a cadence. People know when their compensation is up for review. 2) Talk about salary/title/equity expectations before performance reviews. Then, during performance reviews, if your grant differs from the expectations, it's a time to set objective for how to achieve those goals during the next round of raises.