One way to counterbalance this short-term outlook is to award stock options with a years-ahead exercise date to the CEO.

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ISOs are issued on a beginning date, known as the grant date, and then the employee exercises his or her right to buy the options on the exercise date.

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The new investors may buy convertible preferred securities, that is, bond-like equity with an option to change to a set number of common shares at an established price and at an exercise date in the future.

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