Guides

Stock options in Czechia used to be confusing and tax-unfriendly. From 2026, that changes. Startups finally have a real choice between qualified stock options and phantom shares. This guide compares them side by side and explains taxation, eligibility, investor perspective, and much more to help you choose the right plan.

Seed stage is where your startup gains real momentum. You’re building the product, hiring the team, and starting to scale. Legal gets more complex, but the right support keeps you moving. This checklist helps you focus on what matters most: raising your first big round, building your team, landing key customers, and protecting your tech.

Founding a startup is hard. Messing up the legal part makes it even harder. No more guessing, forgetting, or scrambling through post-its. This checklist gives early-stage founders in Czechia and Slovakia a clear and practical way to get the legal stuff right. It covers what really matters early on: setting up your company, splitting equity, protecting your IP, hiring your first team, and staying investor-ready.

Designed for early-stage startups, we’ve put together a battle-tasted and practical overview of the essential documents you’ll need when talking to your prospects, customers and business partners.

Planning to launch your phantom ESOP plan? Download our cheat sheet to get all key ESOP parameters and their market-standard value.

Download your presentation to explain to your team how ESOP works.

Download the only ebook you’ll ever need to understand everything about employee equity.

Learn what can you do with our end-to-end ESOP platform.