Stock Options vs Protocol Tokens

In this episode featuring entrepreneur and designer Richard Burton, you’ll learn:

  • The basics of stock option equity packages commonly used as financial incentives for startup employees
  • Why stock options can be “golden handcuffs” for employees
  • How misunderstanding small details of your stock option incentive package can cost you millions
  • Why ‘protocol equity’ potentially offers a better compensation outcome for talent
  • How protocol equity shines in areas where stock option compensation does not

Recommended For
Intermediate ✅


About The Author

richard burtonRichard Burton twitter is the CEO and co-founder of Balance, a free, open source Mac app for your money.  Balance’s goal is to make it easy for everyone to use the blockchain.  Prior to founding Balance, Burton was a designer for the Ethereum project, a freelance designer, and worked on the growth team at Stripe.

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