When to Exercise Stock Option As A Startup Employee?

When to Exercise Stock Option As A Startup Employee?

Given your situation, when to exercise stock options, and what is the best time? Your compensation package probably included equity, usually in-stock options, and that’s great! Options can turn into shares, and shares are a potential ticket to life-changing earnings if your company takes off. So, naturally, every startup employee will face the same questions:…

Insights on Impact Investing from Dignity Fund’s Elizabeth Funk

Insights on Impact Investing from Dignity Fund’s Elizabeth Funk

Elizabeth Funk works at the intersection of profit and purpose: harnessing the power of capitalism to solve the world’s most pressing problems. She believes that capitalism and entrepreneurial spirit are incredibly powerful forces that can be harnessed to create impact with magnitude. Funk was there at the very beginning of the impact investing movement. In…

Inside Silicon Valley with Intel Alumni Network’s James Cape

Inside Silicon Valley with Intel Alumni Network’s James Cape

James has worked in the Silicon Valley high technology industry since 1983. During his first eighteen years he worked at Intel Corporation where he gained broad experience in a variety of sales, marketing, and venture capital positions. As a Silicon Valley native (since 1960, to be precise) James Cape recounts what Silicon Valley used to…

Jerome Fogel- A Lawyer’s Insights into Mergers and Acquisitions

Jerome Fogel- A Lawyer’s Insights into Mergers and Acquisitions

On this week’s episode, we interview Jerome Fogel. Fogel is the co-founder of Fogel & Potamianos LLP. Known as a dealmaker and innovator in the legal community- he represents successful entrepreneurs, small and lower middle market companies, and high-profile sports and entertainment leaders. He also serves as the go-to offsite general counsel for a number…