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Re:Startups ‘are staying private way too long’ says Marc Ben... by iamaelephant on Friday October 04, 2019 @12:27AM (#21154758)
Shares can be bought and sold privately. They don't need to be publicly listed to cash out.
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Re:Startups ‘are staying private way too long’ says Marc Ben... by alasdair_ on Friday October 04, 2019 @12:30PM (#21159272)
In theory, sure, but almost every startup I’ve seen makes board approval a requirement of the transfer.
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