Back to insights

Shareholder Education

green image of computer chips
Selling Shares on EquityZen: A Guide to Creating a Sales Inquiry

While the secondary market used to be opaque and fractured, platforms like EquityZen have emerged to...

The Importance of Knowing the Value of Your Private Company Shares as a Startup Employee
The Importance of Knowing the Value of Your Private Company Shares as a Startup Employee

EquityZen's Equity Value Calculator helps startup employees own their future by arming them with acc...

EquityZen's Shareholder playbook with man and woman reviewing paperwork
Shareholder's Playbook: What to Know About Selling Your Shares

If you're looking to sell shares, you must understand the documents which outline the rights that th...

EquityZen overview of option agreement with woman reviewing paperwork with laptop
What is an Option Agreement?

The Stock Option Agreement can also be called the Stock Purchase Agreement. It may be included in yo...

Green maze for EquityZen's blog on startup questions
The Answers to Your Startup Equity Questions

Answers to questions about start up equity compensation, stock options, lay off considerations, stri...

EquityZen guide to exercising options with out cash with beach view
How to Exercise Stock Options Without Cash: A Smoother Path to Liquidity

Here we discuss two methods by which a vested option holder can exercise stock options without the n...

Benefits of Pre-IPO Liquidity for Employees: What to Know
Benefits of Pre-IPO Liquidity for Employees: What to Know

As companies are staying private longer the need for pre-IPO liquidity has become increasingly impor...

EquityZen Guide to understanding RSUs with man working on laptop
Guide to Understanding RSUs for Start-up Employees

EquityZen ticks through the most important things you should know about RSUs, options and equity com...

What is a 409A Valuation?
What is a 409A Valuation?

Founders & employees should familiarize themselves with 409A valuations as they play a key role in h...

The Potential to Shape the Future

Join over 700,000 investors and shareholders accessing the private markets with EquityZen

Get started