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.
When would you want a low business valuation? – Vestd blog There are numerous reasons why you might want to determine the value of your business, and in each scenario there will be a different outcome that you are hoping for.
When is the best time to give your employees equity? – Vestd blog There are considerable benefits to rewarding your employees with equity. In a survey that we conducted earlier this year, we found that employees who are given shares are more...
One in four UK SMEs motivate employees with equity – Vestd blog One in four UK-based SMEs now share ownership with some or all of their employees, according to an independent study commissioned by Vestd and conducted by 3Gem.
