Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO

Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @11:21PM (#43032631)

You’re being intentionally obtuse. The source of the problem isn’t the lock-up agreement, which was negotiated independently of the RSUs. And the lock-up agreement is easily (and commonly) circumvented—the problem is intractable because it’s unrelated to the lock-up.

(And pedantically, a 185-day lock-up is not common.)

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Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by fragmede on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:27AM (#43033263)

Ehhh 180 days is 6 months is fairly standard.

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Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by JumpCrisscross on Thursday February 13, 2025 @09:47AM (#43036353)

Which is why 185 isn’t. (Lock-ups have also gone into and out of vogue. And again, this is a problem with the company’s treatment of withholding. The lock-up agreement could go away and OP would retain their problem.)

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Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by fragmede on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:31PM (#43040923)

The extra 2.7% isn't material to OP's problem. As you note, OP's real problem is the withholding.

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Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by dalyons on Thursday February 13, 2025 @02:04PM (#43039849)

Just curious, how is a lock-up commonly circumvented? Might be relevant information for me, I would appreciate any tips

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