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wyman

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    Comment #12043897

    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? Fo…

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    Comment #12041307

    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 …

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    Comment #12041270

    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 …

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    Comment #12041252

    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 …

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    Comment #12041187

    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 …

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    Ask HN: Secondary markets for employees with stock options?

    Many great minds have discussed how the current employee equity situation is broken. One point is how the 90-day stock option exercise period forces employees to give up vested sto…