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Casey Fenton

Oct 30, 2020
5 min

A New Way to Issue Equity

It turned out that the best equity system that Silicon Valley had to offer was very difficult to understand.

Employee Equity 101: An Entrepreneur’s Guide

Casey Fenton

Sep 6, 2020
7 min

Employee Equity 101: An Entrepreneur’s Guide

It’s important to remember the ultimate goal of equity: Giving workers skin in the game to help the company succeed long term, as well as...

Casey Fenton

Sep 1, 2020
5 min

Stock options aren’t the only option

Stock options are as ubiquitous as ping pong tables in the startup world. Many founders and employees probably don’t even question the type

Casey Fenton

Aug 2, 2020
5 min

What is Upstock?

Upstock was founded on a core belief: collaborative teams build successful companies.

Employee Equity Systems Are Fundamentally Broken

Casey Fenton

Feb 6, 2020
4 min

Employee Equity Systems Are Fundamentally Broken

Most employees want stock options. In and out of the tech world, stock is an essential part of an employee’s overall compensation plan. I...

Is Your Employee Stock Plan Old and Out of Touch?

Casey Fenton

Jan 30, 2020
3 min

Is Your Employee Stock Plan Old and Out of Touch?

Over the last century or so, almost everything about the way we do business has changed, with few exceptions. Technology has given us eff...

Equity: The Secret Tool to Accelerate Your Company's Growth

Casey Fenton

Dec 9, 2019
5 min

Equity: The Secret Tool to Accelerate Your Company's Growth

Team Members need to believe that if the company succeeds, they will also succeed. Equity allows founders and team members to build somethin

Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s) are the best worker equity

Casey Fenton

Nov 12, 2019
5 min

Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s) are the best worker equity

There are many types of equity that can be given to employees, and the best companies (Google, Microsoft, etc.) are no longer giving stock o

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