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Re:Snap Jumps in Debut After App Maker Raises $3.4B in IPO by brangalinafoeva on Thursday March 02, 2017 @12:14PM (#13775872)
Your company would have left money on the table, but not you as an equity holder.
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Re:Snap Jumps in Debut After App Maker Raises $3.4B in IPO by vostok on Thursday March 02, 2017 @01:27PM (#13776729)
It's not uncommon to sell your personal shares in the IPO.

Even if you don't sell your own shares, selling 10% of the company at $5 billion (no pop) is strictly better than selling 10% of the company at $3 billion (assuming a 60% pop to $5 billion). The company has more money and you own the same portion of the company.

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