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What is the Private Secondary Market?
What is the Private Secondary Market?

A secondary market is one in which investors trade existing shares of a company. The proceeds from t...

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Revisiting the Vesting Schedule

A look at the typical employee stock option vesting schedule and equity compensation considerations ...

TechCrunch: What is a 409-A?
TechCrunch: What is a 409-A?

Why tech companies might want a lower valuation and what this means for startup employees.

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...

The Economist: After a fat year, tech startups are bracing for lean times
The Economist: After a fat year, tech startups are bracing for lean times

The pandemic put a premium on all things digital. Now tech stocks have hit a rough patch. Phil Hasle...

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...

TechCrunch: EquityZen's Phil Haslett On How Startup Valuations Can Regain Their Moxie
TechCrunch: EquityZen's Phil Haslett On How Startup Valuations Can Regain Their Moxie

Later-stage startup market dynamics may shift favorably. Phil Haslett, EquityZen's co-founder and ch...

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 New York Times: The Tech IPO Comes Roaring Back in the Pandemic
The New York Times: The Tech IPO Comes Roaring Back in the Pandemic

EquityZen Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder, Phil Haslett, discusses the resurgent 2020 IPO marke...

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