> At some point your startup put a fair market value on its stock. Assuming that his company went public, or took outside money. If it is, and will remain, a p

> At some point your startup put a fair market value on its stock. Assuming that his company went public, or took outside money. If it is, and will remain, a private company (with no outside investors), why worry about stock at all? Stock is unnecessary overhead, perceived value is unnecessary overhead.