That's not the only reason you can't buy a share of Uber or SpaceX. There are probably hundreds of employees who would jump at the chance to sell some of their

That's not the only reason you can't buy a share of Uber or SpaceX. There are probably hundreds of employees who would jump at the chance to sell some of their vested shares. There are some secondary markets where you have to be an accredited investor, but most startups will block the transaction. P.S. I think it would be a very good idea to buy some Uber shares before their IPO. Maybe try EquityZen [1]. [1] https://equityzen.com/trending/uber/ https://equityzen.com/trending/uber/