Incentivising & Rewarding Your Team
Your early hires can shape the future of your startup, but attracting, motivating and retaining great people is not easy when you are competing without big salaries, big benefits or a big brand name.
This September, FounderCatalyst is partnering with Colorintech for a practical session on how founders can incentivise and reward their teams using equity and share options.
Hosted in partnership with Colorintech and featuring Sam Simpson, Co-founder of FounderCatalyst, the session will break down how founders can use equity to motivate early team members, create long-term alignment and avoid common mistakes.
Whether you are making your first hires, building out your leadership team or thinking about how to keep key people motivated as you grow, this session will help you understand how to use equity strategically.
What we’ll cover:
How to attract top talent without relying on salary alone
The signs someone is likely to think and act like an owner
How to compete using equity, progression and culture, not just cash
Equity basics, including options, vesting, tax considerations and how much to give
Common mistakes founders make when rewarding early team members
Who is Colorintech?
Colorintech is an award-winning non-profit organisation dedicated to making the tech industry fair and accessible, ensuring everyone has opportunities to thrive.
They empower professionals, students and founders through impactful events, programmes and content across three pathways and one flagship event:
NXTGen: Supporting underrepresented students into their first roles in tech.
Advance: Helping underrepresented talent progress and grow their tech careers.
#Build: Supporting underrepresented founders as they navigate and accelerate the entrepreneur journey.
BTF: Europe’s premier diversity event, celebrating inclusion and innovation while creating industry opportunities.
Join the Colorintech LinkedIn Community Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12828186/
Who is FounderCatalyst?
FounderCatalyst is a platform built by experienced founders, investors, accountants and lawyers to simplify early-stage fundraising and startup growth.
We provide fast, high-quality funding round legal services at a fixed cost of £1,495 excluding VAT, with no hidden fees, subscriptions or percentage of the raise. This includes SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance, complete legal documentation from term sheet to share certificates, and full investor, cap table and data room management.
FounderCatalyst also offers share option schemes for employees and advisors at £1,495 per year excluding VAT.
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Join us for a clear, practical walkthrough of how to incentivise your team properly, reward the people helping you build, and create stronger alignment from the start.