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The case of the missing Esop Shares…

MISSING YOUR ESOPS??

In an increasingly alarming rate, I have begun to receive a panic stricken call from close friends who have been cheated of their esop/ equity/promised /founder shares in start up’s and VC funded companies.

This is what is I keep hearing:

All this is ‘cockroach’ s**t. I say cockroach s**t ‘coz even bull s**t is usable and hence valuable.

Start up companies typically in the Internet space lure mainstream professionals to join their rocky, unheard of, highly risky and usually doomed to fail venture on 2 promises:

This is what goes wrong:

So, if you wanna make sure that your sacrifice is worth the shares that came in return, first read this PPT:


[Ps – If you are browsing via a mobile device, click on the IN logo (linkedin) and directly view this deck on slideshare. The UX is much better :-)]


Checklist:

In a successful exit, shares change hands very rapidly and the transaction closes without delay. You better have your shares in place for that golden moment.

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