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What Equity Compensation Means for Startup Employees

You’ve received an offer to work at a startup -- congratulations! Now, how do you go about evaluating your equity...

Guide to Investing in Pre-IPO Secondaries

With venture-backed technology companies staying private longer than ever, how do investors go about accessing growth...

The 7 Equity Documents You Should Always Have on File

It's often hard to read legalese and figure out the stack of paperwork you receive when starting a new job at a private...

The 'Liquidity Premium' and How it Benefits Investors

You may be interested in investing in the private companies, but not sure how to factor in the potentially long-term...

Shareholder's Playbook: What to Know About Selling Your Shares

You are working at the pre-IPO company of your dreams….but you need some immediate liquidity. You’ve heard of platforms...

Investing in Pre-IPO Secondaries for Advisors

Late stage private technology companies have fewer reasons to go public today than they did a decade ago. With the...

What is an Option Agreement?

If you work at a startup, you’ve probably received an Option Agreement. It lays out what you can and can’t do with your...

Why Time Horizon is an Investor's Best Friend

Sometimes, it’s not how much you invest, or even what you invest in, but rather when you buy and sell that matters most...

The Answers to Your Startup Equity Questions

For employee shareholders, exercising options or selling shares is something many consider, especially when there is a...