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June 7, 2021

How to figure out what stock options to offer

Michelle Coventry, VP of people operations at FiveAI, speaks to Sifted about the stock options schemes startups can offer employees.


Michelle Coventry has been working in the people and talent space for over 20 years and, not only does she really know her stuff, she's also generous with her time and knowledge to those coming up in startupland. She is also VP of people operations at autonomous car technology startup FiveAI and part-time talent advisor at VC Kindred Capital. We chatted to her about how to set up stock options schemes and the value they can bring to European startups.

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Anisah Osman Britton

Anisah Osman Britton is VP of startup ecosystem at Sifted, focusing on all things early stage. Follow her on LinkedIn

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