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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – How To Give Equity to Employees
Description: How To Give Equity to Employees Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Equity is an important compensation tool for employees. Startups that don’t provide equity must provide all compensation from the cash flow in the form of salaries and bonuses. This can be difficult on the finances of the business. Equity compensation doesn’t require any cash outlay. Consider these methods of compensating employees with equity: New employees -- give equity as part of the compensation package and pay market rates. Promoted employees -- give equi...