I really like the concept of progressive equity by Andrew Mason. IT helps align the interests of founders and early employees to achieve a &quot;shared destiny mindset&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.detour.com&#x2F;introducing-progressive-equity&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.detour.com&#x2F;introducing-progressive-equity&#x2F;</a>