By share vesting, an employee,investor, or co-founder is rewarded with shares or stock options but receives the full rights to them over a set period of time. While we may refer to this process as ‘vesting’, it’s important to note that the individual does not actually have a physical claim to the stock until a certain time or milestone has been hit.

As a founder, it is very normal to get attached to your product especially if it’s your first ‘baby’. You put in a lot of time, mental and financial labour into it to get it working. People noticed and yes! you are finally making profit and getting the recognition you craved.

So what now?