No reason to be embarrassed. You don't know something. There is always something you aren't going to know. Also, the smartest people are the ones that always ask questions. They are not satisfied accepting things, they seek to understand. And that means saying "I'm ignorant of this. Teach me."
Anyways, I'd ask whoever handles this for your company. Whether it's your founder, CEO, HR, or whatever department depending on the size. Someone is handling this for them, and I guarantee if you don't understand it, someone else doesn't either.
And, if the company hasn't made clear the value of what you have, then they aren't benefiting from it. After all, if you knew that if the company succeeded, you'd get $500k for it, you might want to work harder. What's the point of an incentive if it doesn't incentivize.
No reason to be embarrassed. You don't know something. There is always something you aren't going to know. Also, the smartest people are the ones that always ask questions. They are not satisfied accepting things, they seek to understand. And that means saying "I'm ignorant of this. Teach me."
Anyways, I'd ask whoever handles this for your company. Whether it's your founder, CEO, HR, or whatever department depending on the size. Someone is handling this for them, and I guarantee if you don't understand it, someone else doesn't either.
And, if the company hasn't made clear the value of what you have, then they aren't benefiting from it. After all, if you knew that if the company succeeded, you'd get $500k for it, you might want to work harder. What's the point of an incentive if it doesn't incentivize.