Some Thoughts on Employee Stock Options in 2026

Even though I stepped back from my role at Spark, I still spend time with founders and the people who work for them. This post comes from those conversations and from what I keep seeing in my social feeds. It’s a pattern, not a single encounter. Here’s my take. The tech industry loves to say the team is everything. Founders say it in board meetings. VCs say it in pitch decks. Everyone says it in…