Over the course of about 10 years at the company, Vashi worked his way up from an entry-level consultant role to vice president.
It all paid off in June 2022, when Anaplan was acquired by private equity company Thoma Bravo at a roughly $10.4 billion valuation.
Here are five tips on how to negotiate for more equity at work, according to Vashi:1.
"The best way to secure equity compensation is to make yourself extremely important to the company," he said.
When it comes to employees, it is "all based on [their] contributions, either actual contributions or expected contributions," Vashi said.
Persons:
Bhavik Vashi, Vashi, Anaplan, Thoma, they've
Organizations:
University of California, CNBC, Thoma Bravo, Asia Pacific, Carta, Employees
Locations:
Valley, Berkeley, Silicon Valley, Middle East