Tag: governance

ESOPs Are Not Remuneration

ESOPs get sold as part of your compensation, but structurally they're not pay. They're discretionary, illiquid side-bets that shift risk onto employees without giving them real value or power.

Why Founders Struggle With Letting Go

Founders often believe their personal involvement is what keeps the company alive. That may be true early on, but it becomes the bottleneck that stops the organisation from maturing. Letting go isn’t emotional; it’s structural.

Startups Don’t Fail from Lack of Vision; They Fail from Lack of Structure

Most startups don’t die because they lack big ideas. They die because they never build the structure needed to turn those ideas into reality.