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What is the difference between a stock plan and an option pool?
Incorporation & entity structure
The stock plan is the legal document governing how equity is granted. The option pool is the number of shares reserved under it.
People use the terms interchangeably, but you need the plan adopted and the pool reserved before any option can be granted. Investors look at the pool as part of fully diluted ownership.
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