Haydon: Startups Must Put Advisor Equity on Vesting Schedules
Madeline Haydon · nutpods: Madeline Haydon · May 13, 2024 · at 39:20
Madeline Haydon, founder of nutpods, shares how she structured advisory board compensation and equity agreements in the early days of the company.
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“And that vesting schedule is very important because you don't want to have an advisor that is not being responsive to you or not giving you value and then you've already given them equity and you can't take it back.”
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