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"If the founders are the top managers in the company, then the typical "non founder employee ownership" will tend to be between 10% and 20%." Does this mean th

by hyung 16y ago

"If the founders are the top managers in the company, then the typical "non founder employee ownership" will tend to be between 10% and 20%." Does this mean that all the "non founder employees" would split the 10-20% of the equity?

3pt14159 16y ago
That is what he is saying, yes. Although I think this varies greatly with region, because in Toronto it is more like 4-11% for an ESOP.
- ojbyrne 16y ago
  "Employee ownership levels are higher in well developed startup cultures like the bay area, boston, and NYC. They are lower in less developed startup communities"
  - 3pt14159 16y ago
    Yeah I saw that, I just wanted to give people an idea of how much it can range.
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earle 16y ago
Yes, the "10-20% of the equity" is generally provisioned for the company's stock option pool. This is definitely biased towards technology startups.