Can you speed up vesting?

Accelerated vesting allows an employee to speed up the schedule for gaining access to restricted company stock or stock options issued as an incentive. The rate typically is faster than the initial or standard vesting schedule. Therefore, the employee receives the monetary benefit from the stock or options much sooner.

Who gets paid more CFO or COO?

If you wanted to know what the COO vs. CFO salary is, Salary.com put the median COO salary at $538,022, with bonuses. Average CFO Salary: $138,698. Average COO Salary: $119,495.

How do you value and vest equity in a startup?

There are many different milestones that can be used for valuing and vesting equity that are unique to the goals you and the other founders have for the startup. For example, if you plan to take the company public, it may make sense to value and vest stock at each venture capital funding round.

Can a company accelerate the vesting schedule?

For highly valued employees, companies may choose to accelerate the normal vesting schedule, which creates a higher present value for the employees. The benefit to the employees creates potential issues for the company, including the risk that the employee will take the money and leave the company shortly after that.

How do I set up accelerated equity vesting?

You and your co-founders can set up the accelerated vesting to occur based on one event (single trigger acceleration), such as an acquisition…or you can require two events to trigger accelerated equity vesting (double trigger acceleration).

When do I have to exercise my vested shares?

When you remain with the company, you will likely be required to exercise your shares between your 7th and 10th year of employment. Silicon Valley is well-known for having vesting schedules. In most cases, they offer a forty-eight month vesting period with a one-year cliff.