wyman

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   by wyman 10y ago

   That's definitely true - so basically, the buyer is more averse to buying especially considering they are essentially investing in the dark, going off of public news or hearsay? For some of the most-fundraised private companies e.g. Ub
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   by wyman 10y ago

   For a new grad several years ago comparing offers between say Uber, Airbnb, Stripe, Google, and Facebook, the mid-stage private companies like Uber/Airbnb/Stripe are likely paying $100K, while Google/Facebook offer barely mor
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   by wyman 10y ago

   Strongly agree. I also don't understand why the company acts as if the employee has no cash liquidity once those 90 days start ticking - can't the employee sell their stock on the secondary market? Companies like EquityZen, or 137
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   by wyman 10y ago

   Absolutely agree. ISOs should also be taxed on liquidity as well, instead of an AMT on exercise. There was a group, ReformAMT.org, opened in the wake of the 2000 tech crash, where many employees ended up owing massive amounts of AMT on now-
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   by wyman 10y ago

   Where are all these secondary market companies "arbing" it out on employee stock option liquidity? The market should be HUGE, both for locked-in employees, and for buyers who want a small discount on hot startups. This would total
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   Ask HN: Secondary markets for employees with stock options?

   5 points by wyman 10y ago|1 comments