Good companies will often let early employees cash out in whole or in part with a "Tender Offer". https://carta.com/blog/tender-offer-faq/ https://carta.com/blo

Good companies will often let early employees cash out in whole or in part with a "Tender Offer". https://carta.com/blog/tender-offer-faq/ https://carta.com/blog/tender-offer-faq/ This can benefit the founders and major investors, because they take less dilution. Personally, I think founders should do this any time they take money off the table.