ESOPs and Incentives with Lee Bagshaw - Kindrik Partners

A practical workshop for startup founders on designing and implementing employee incentive schemes, led by Lee Bagshaw, partner at Kindrik Partners. The session breaks down what ESOPs and other incentive schemes actually are, the legal structures commonly used by New Zealand startups, key terms like vesting and pool size, sweat equity, implementation steps, and what happens at exit.

Hosted by Ministry of Awesome at the GridAKL / John Lysaght startup coworking space on Pakenham Street West in the Auckland CBD, the workshop runs from 1.30pm to 4pm, with registration from 1.15pm. Whether you're building your first team or scaling fast, it's designed to give founders the clarity to make confident, informed decisions around equity and incentives. Register through Humanitix.