"He’s an aggressive kid out of his league in this market. But he’s gotten them this far, I don’t think he can take it much farther".
Considering the accuracy of those comments, how can anyone justify his bump in base pay to a million?!?! Would the optics suck a little less if his salary raise came after he actually delivered the goods? Or, maybe give him some raise, if he stops speaking. In the meantime, what's wrong with stock awards, and other performance based compensation, as is the case with most well run and successful (and SIGNIFICANTLY larger PUBLICLY traded) companies? With all the potential he crows about, why shouldn't his compensation be tied to the actual realization of at least some of it? Is NP weighing his need for the extra $30K or so a month against the potential for negative perception by the market or new investors?
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