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Understand your equity, one idea at a time.
7 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
10 questions to ask before you accept an ESOP offer
An ESOP line in an offer letter can be worth a lot or almost nothing. These ten questions turn a number on paper into something you can actually judge.
6 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Vesting, cliffs and exercise windows, in plain language
Most grant letters use the same handful of terms. Here is what they mean, how a typical schedule plays out month by month, and what usually happens when you leave.
Basics · Vesting
5 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Your share of the ESOP pool is not your share of the company
Two percentages get mixed up all the time. One tells you how much of the employee pool you hold; the other tells you how much of the company you could own. They are very different numbers.
Basics · Ownership