Breaking Down India’s ESOP Story: Founder Mental Models & ESOP Buybacks in Public vs Private Markets
Description
The ASYMMETRIC Crew today:
Revant: CEO, Mosaic Wellness
Shantanu: Founder & CEO, Bombay Shaving Company
Chirag: Founder, GoKwik
Sandeep: Co-Founder, Dezerv
00:00 Coming up
01:12 Intro and welcome, Sandeep
02:05 Bengaluru vs. NCR, IPO clusters & real-estate prices
05:12 ESOP value creation: Public vs. Private markets
12:13 Longevity in wealth creation
17:42 ESOPs are liquidity-driven
21:24 Salary vs. Salary + ESOPs
31:28 ESOPs aren’t free money for the company
37:42 Wealth can be created in the later stages of a company
40:41 Not all ESOP policies are equal
48:28 Founder’s mental model for ESOP allocation
55:06 ESOP wealth isn’t just for the earliest joiners
1:04:01 Flipkart created wealth, then created wealth creators
1:07:01 Concluding thoughts
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