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Stop chasing phantom stock

A metal fabricator's COO on why the stock count was right and the plan still broke

December 3, 2026

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Stop chasing phantom stock

Rémi Bèges

Co-founder & CTO

Hannah Koch

Hannah Koch

COO

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