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It's a nice idea, but I don't see how you can objectively measure the risk or value of individuals like that. For example, if a company spends 5 years treading
by ccostes 8y ago
It's a nice idea, but I don't see how you can objectively measure the risk or value of individuals like that. For example, if a company spends 5 years treading water/pivoting before it takes off, how do determine how much of future profits an employee who joined and left in year 1 should get?
I agree that the current system is far from ideal (just read through the Ask HN post asking early employees how much they made from their startup's exit).
- ian0 8y agoYou can use vesting schedules to deal with the time component. Any measure of value is going to be difficult (it is under any scheme) but risk taken is a little easier. If I look at the companies I have been involved in there are very distinct phases during growth in terms of salary, prospects and job security.