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Featured, Startups · December 13, 2017

Grant startup equity like a boss

Grant startup equity like a boss

If you want your employees to think like owners, you have to make sure their contribution to the success of the company is reflected in their ownership stake. Employee equity is what makes Silicon Valley’s startup culture special. Fairchild Semiconductor and Hewlett Packard were among the first …

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Startups · June 12, 2017

You’re going to make mistakes

You’re going to make mistakes

In our last post about compensation and levels, I talked about a common, positive situation. Though you should still go back and read that post, here’s the basics: You’ve hired someone, and they’ve exceeded your expectations. Awesome! Now you have to decide what to do to reward and recognize that …

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Compensation Strategy, Startups · May 31, 2017

Get it out of your head

Get it out of your head

Future You will thank you for it. “So how are you doing this now?” I ask. I always ask this question in customer discovery interviews. We learn how to build a better Compaas every time we ask this question. The answers have varied, but more companies than we expected have the same basic …

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Startups · May 16, 2017

What advice do you have for me now?

What advice do you have for me now?

“My company is too small for the preview of Compaas.” A week ago, Lisa and I attended a fun CTO Unconference hosted by First Round Capital. Tech leaders from all company stages shared their successes and challenges. One topic that often came up is near and dear to us at Cathy Labs: …

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Yes, you do need a compensation strategy

Yes, you do need a compensation strategy

If you think you don’t have a compensation strategy, we have bad news. You do have one. It’s doing a terrible job. It makes your company less competitive. The message it sends to employees is: this doesn’t matter. It says that in your organization, their compensation is not a first-class concern. The good news is, […]

Grant startup equity like a boss

Grant startup equity like a boss

If you want your employees to think like owners, you have to make sure their contribution to the success of the company is reflected in their ownership stake. Employee equity is what makes Silicon Valley’s startup culture special. Fairchild Semiconductor and Hewlett Packard were among the first companies anywhere to offer meaningful startup equity to […]

Understanding Salary Bands and Job Grades

Understanding Salary Bands and Job Grades

At Compaas, we talk a lot about Salary Bands and Job Grades (or Job Levels). Not only in blog posts, but every single day. Salary Bands and Job Grades are essential frameworks in any compensation strategy. We use them throughout our compensation analytics software to help companies dig into how they pay their employees. What’s the […]

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