It is not about being privileged. Just stop. Private companies even if you are loaded won't simply sell you shares because you "want". Read up on hostile tak

It is not about being privileged. Just stop. Private companies even if you are loaded won't simply sell you shares because you "want". Read up on hostile takeovers. Having shares in a company is not some fun and games. (Unless you are really frikin loaded that you don't care about money anyway) Being senior officer like CTO has real consequences like really getting sued and going to jail. Having shares in a company is not "being rich quick fix" because companies can go bankrupt and not every company is "going to the moon".