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Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting!
Fred Wilson – Nov 13, 2017
The current draft of the Senate Tax Reform Bill would tax stock options and RSUs upon vesting. Currently, stock options are taxed upon exercise and RSUs are taxed upon release of the underlying shares. This is a HUGE deal to [...] Read more
Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting!
Fred Wilson – Nov 13, 2017
The current draft of the Senate Tax Reform Bill would tax stock options and RSUs upon vesting . Currently, stock options are taxed upon exercise and RSUs are taxed upon release of the underlying shares. This is a HUGE deal [...] Read more
Call Your Senators to Preserve Equity Compensation for Startups
Albert Wenger – Nov 13, 2017
The latest Senate version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” has a stab in the eye for startups. It proposes to tax certain stock options and RSUs at the time of vesting. An earlier House version also contained this [...] Read more
Location, Location, Location
Fred Wilson – Nov 12, 2017
Here are some “truisms” about startup investors and location that I’ve experienced and passed on over the years: Startup investors prefer to invest locally The younger the startup business, the more that is true Your lead investor/board member is more [...] Read more
Dreams
Andy Weissman – Nov 12, 2017
If dreams came true, oh wouldn’t that be nice Most of my sleep dreams are mundane if I can even remember them. The other night I dreamt that I missed a flight to Toronto because I didn’t have my passport. [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: Nurx
Fred Wilson – Nov 11, 2017
Our portfolio company Nurx provides prescriptions via an app on your mobile phone. The initial offerings are birth control and HIV prevention medications, but they will add other prescriptions in the future. This news report talks about their launch in [...] Read more
Board Effectiveness Tip #5: Have a Lead Director
Albert Wenger – Nov 10, 2017
Two years ago I wrote a series of blog posts on board effectiveness tips. I am adding a new one today. If you have a large board, make sure you have a lead director. “What is a lead director?” you [...] Read more
Leveraging Company Engagement Across the USV Network
Bethany Crystal – Nov 9, 2017
Across our active USV portfolio network of 70 companies, it’s highly likely that there’s at least one other person thinking about some of those same challenges. Our goal is to design an experience that makes it as easy as possible to find that individual and get your questions answered. Here’s how we leverage our network to forge meaningful connections for our 8,000+ portfolio network members. Read more
Carta
Fred Wilson – Nov 9, 2017
Our portfolio company eShares changed their name to Carta this week. Why? For a bunch of reasons, but mainly because the opportunity has gotten a lot bigger than "shares". As founder/CEO Henry Ward points out in this post, the opportunity is [...] Read more