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Why are stock options so difficult to account for?

I attended the recent Stock Options Solutions annual conference for executives and stock plan staff from private companies targeting a liquidity event. One of my major quests was to identify why so many companies get caugh…

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‘Investing in the business’ doesn’t have to mean embracing chaos

Have you ever been at a well-controlled company and heard at a company meeting that the board wants to accelerate the company’s development by “investing in the business”? These days, statements like this send shiver…

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No crystal ball? No worries—AICPA report crowdsources the future

What lies just around the corner? What skills do you need to be successful tomorrow? My crystal ball isn’t any less fuzzy than yours, so I turned to the AICPA report, CPA Horizons 2025, which provides excellent advice ab…

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Need some sanity? Try managing your monkeys

How do you manage your monkeys? I ask that question often—of myself, my peers, my clients, my volunteer colleagues and even my 23-year-old niece. “Manage your monkeys” is my most frequently offered piece of advice, a…

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New report: The dynamic company’s guide to thriving in Silicon Valley

RoseRyan’s nearly 20 years of helping Silicon Valley companies have shown us a thing or two about what it takes to make it here. We didn’t want to keep all that insight to ourselves, so we’ve compiled some of our bes…

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