A simple guide to shares and options Do you know the difference between shares and options? There’s a lot of information online but never enough time. To save you the trouble, we’ve put together this quick and...
Ordinary Shares vs Conditional Shares: what’s the difference? When people think of shares, they usually think of Ordinary Shares, otherwise known as Common Shares. Ordinary Shares grant shareholders a stake in the company, voting rights...
What is the Ownership Effect and why does it matter? You may have heard us talking about the impact of the so-called Ownership Effect. But just in case you aren’t familiar, we’ve put together a quick and easy guide to explain...
How to create and use an option pool – Vestd blog Among the best ways to share ownership with your team in the UK is through a share option scheme.
Valuations Pt. I: How to value a startup – Vestd blog Business valuations regularly make the headlines. We can all recall examples of businesses achieving a gargantuan valuation - in many cases without even turning a profit.
Platform updates: You asked, we listened – Vestd blog At Vestd we are always looking for ways to make it easier for founders to create and manage share schemes.
Is equity the solution to founders’ COVID woes? – Vestd blog 2020 has been a challenging year. For businesses all around the world, the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt deeply. Founders have been faced with difficult decisions and in...
Your free cap table template (and why you shouldn’t use it) – Vestd blog When starting a business, some of the more administrative tasks, such as managing your cap table, might not always be front of mind. When in the throes of passion projects, as...
Slicing Pie: A tasty way to share equity? – Vestd blog There are a range of different ways of sharing equity with your employees. One philosophy is known as Slicing Pie, which is based on a 2012 book of the same name.
