https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3 Capdesk blog en Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:41:39 GMT 2022-02-04T14:41:39Z en https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/maximising-your-option-pool <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/maximising-your-option-pool" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Op%20pool%20featured.jpg" alt="Maximum impact: how to get the most from your option pool" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">Employee equity was already a powerful tool before the Great Resignation, but now it’s high-octane. If you want to leverage company equity in the war for talent – whether you’re a CEO, CFO or HR Director – you need to use your option pool wisely. Who better to advise on this topic than Capdesk’s own CFO Greg Carter and Korn Ferry Partner – and share schemes expert – Ian Shaw? Greg spoke with Ian recently on the multitude of ways companies can maximise the value of their equity, and in this article, you’ll find their top five tips.</h3> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;"></h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/maximising-your-option-pool" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Op%20pool%20featured.jpg" alt="Maximum impact: how to get the most from your option pool" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">Employee equity was already a powerful tool before the Great Resignation, but now it’s high-octane. If you want to leverage company equity in the war for talent – whether you’re a CEO, CFO or HR Director – you need to use your option pool wisely. Who better to advise on this topic than Capdesk’s own CFO Greg Carter and Korn Ferry Partner – and share schemes expert – Ian Shaw? Greg spoke with Ian recently on the multitude of ways companies can maximise the value of their equity, and in this article, you’ll find their top five tips.</h3> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;"></h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Fmaximising-your-option-pool&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Insights Equity Management Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:33:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/maximising-your-option-pool 2022-02-03T16:33:00Z Scarlett Pierce https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/six-rules-for-your-cap-table <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/six-rules-for-your-cap-table" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/six%20rules%20featured-min.jpg" alt="Six rules for your cap table in 2022" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">“What does a cap table disaster look like, and how can startups make sure it never happens to them?”</h3> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">The term ‘disaster’ might sound dramatic at first, but when you hear the horror stories – multi-million-pound investments falling through, poorly calculated preferences leaving employee shareholders out in the cold – it’s clear that cap table catastrophes aren’t all that far-fetched.<br></h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/six-rules-for-your-cap-table" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/six%20rules%20featured-min.jpg" alt="Six rules for your cap table in 2022" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">“What does a cap table disaster look like, and how can startups make sure it never happens to them?”</h3> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">The term ‘disaster’ might sound dramatic at first, but when you hear the horror stories – multi-million-pound investments falling through, poorly calculated preferences leaving employee shareholders out in the cold – it’s clear that cap table catastrophes aren’t all that far-fetched.<br></h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Fsix-rules-for-your-cap-table&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Insights Equity Management Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:36:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/six-rules-for-your-cap-table 2022-01-22T16:36:00Z Scarlett Pierce https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-equity-six-trends <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-equity-six-trends" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EE%20trend%20featured.jpg" alt="Employee equity today: six trends you need to know about" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">‘Equity usage in Europe today’ was the topic of a recent Capdesk event, held as part of our 2021 Equity Summit. The panel featured three subject-matter authorities: Dominic Jacquesson, author of employee equity bible ‘Rewarding Talent’, Laura Atterwill, Talent Partner at Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, and Christian Gabriel, Co-Founder and CEO of Capdesk.</h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-equity-six-trends" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EE%20trend%20featured.jpg" alt="Employee equity today: six trends you need to know about" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">‘Equity usage in Europe today’ was the topic of a recent Capdesk event, held as part of our 2021 Equity Summit. The panel featured three subject-matter authorities: Dominic Jacquesson, author of employee equity bible ‘Rewarding Talent’, Laura Atterwill, Talent Partner at Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, and Christian Gabriel, Co-Founder and CEO of Capdesk.</h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Femployee-equity-six-trends&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Insights Equity Management Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:44:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-equity-six-trends 2021-12-02T11:44:00Z Scarlett Pierce https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/yulife-testimonial <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/yulife-testimonial" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Featured_yulife-min.jpg" alt="How Capdesk gave YuLife’s cap table a new lease of life" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">Regardless of how set-in-stone the status quo is, you can always find a new way to solve old problems – just ask London-based startup YuLife. Turning the insurance industry on its head, YuLife focuses on risk prevention over claims compensation. The company offers life and health insurance products to businesses by encouraging healthier employee behaviour through its gamified app.</h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/yulife-testimonial" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Featured_yulife-min.jpg" alt="How Capdesk gave YuLife’s cap table a new lease of life" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">Regardless of how set-in-stone the status quo is, you can always find a new way to solve old problems – just ask London-based startup YuLife. Turning the insurance industry on its head, YuLife focuses on risk prevention over claims compensation. The company offers life and health insurance products to businesses by encouraging healthier employee behaviour through its gamified app.</h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Fyulife-testimonial&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Client Interviews Testimonials Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:50:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/yulife-testimonial 2021-11-17T11:50:00Z Caroline Joseph https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-liquidity-trend <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-liquidity-trend" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/featured-liquidity.jpg" alt="Employee liquidity: the most important trend in equity" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">When it comes to liquidity in private companies, there’s a clear disconnect between employee expectations, startup rhetoric and the reality of the market. The IPO narrative reigns supreme among visionary CEOs and Founders, but when <a href="https://info.capdesk.com/the-covid-effect-report-v1"><span style="color: #738699;">Capdesk surveyed 1000 employees</span></a>, just 13% told us they believed an IPO was their best chance of converting their equity into cash. With the majority of startups meeting an alternative fate – be that acquisition, merger or failure – employees are right to be cynical.</h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-liquidity-trend" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/featured-liquidity.jpg" alt="Employee liquidity: the most important trend in equity" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25;">When it comes to liquidity in private companies, there’s a clear disconnect between employee expectations, startup rhetoric and the reality of the market. The IPO narrative reigns supreme among visionary CEOs and Founders, but when <a href="https://info.capdesk.com/the-covid-effect-report-v1"><span style="color: #738699;">Capdesk surveyed 1000 employees</span></a>, just 13% told us they believed an IPO was their best chance of converting their equity into cash. With the majority of startups meeting an alternative fate – be that acquisition, merger or failure – employees are right to be cynical.</h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Femployee-liquidity-trend&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Equity Insights Equity Management Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:53:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/employee-liquidity-trend 2021-09-21T10:53:00Z Scarlett Pierce https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/capdesk-and-advisors <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/capdesk-and-advisors" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/article-featured-puzzle-alt.jpg" alt="The missing puzzle piece: how Capdesk complements the work of your advisors" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25;">When it comes to equity management, it’s not a question of using advisors <span style="font-weight: bold;"><em>or</em> </span>software. Here’s how the two components fit together to support your business from seed to IPO.</h3> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/capdesk-and-advisors" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/article-featured-puzzle-alt.jpg" alt="The missing puzzle piece: how Capdesk complements the work of your advisors" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3 style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25;">When it comes to equity management, it’s not a question of using advisors <span style="font-weight: bold;"><em>or</em> </span>software. Here’s how the two components fit together to support your business from seed to IPO.</h3> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=281278&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%2Fcapdesk%2Ftask-3%2Fcapdesk-and-advisors&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fhubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com%252Fcapdesk%252Ftask-3&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business Insights Equity Management Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:58:00 GMT https://hubmate-co-3.hs-sites.com/capdesk/task-3/capdesk-and-advisors 2021-09-14T10:58:00Z Scarlett Pierce