Opinion

May 27, 2019

Lack of stock options is holding Germany back

Stock option programmes helped seed the Silicon Valley ecosystem, but restrictive laws are preventing the same thing from happening in Germany.


Johannes Reck

5 min read

Until recently, stock options for employees were a non-issue in Germany.

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