“I worked my a** off with our VCs and their lawyers during weeks to design a BSPCE plan [the French employee share option scheme, or bons de souscription de parts de créateur d’entreprise] and my employees don’t even care about it.”
Opinion
January 20, 2020
Why French employees don’t care about stocks
Most French startups offer stock option packages but are doing a poor job at explaining them to employees. A few simple changes could make a difference.
6 min read
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Anh-Tho Chuong is the cofounder of Lago.

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