Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO
by hansonkd on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @07:44PM
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> This is cynical and more frequently wrong that right
If you are joining a startup as an employee and expecting your equity to worth something its important to be aware of the risks. And trying to sell as an ex-employee is a Risk.
Maybe I'm a cynic but having worked in employee equity I have seen more times that companies essentially turn their back on ex-employees than i have seen them actively helping them on liquidity transactions like tender offers.
If you are joining a startup as an employee and expecting your equity to worth something its important to be aware of the risks. And trying to sell as an ex-employee is a Risk.
Maybe I'm a cynic but having worked in employee equity I have seen more times that companies essentially turn their back on ex-employees than i have seen them actively helping them on liquidity transactions like tender offers.