If you’re moving from a giant, public tech company to a pre-IPO company, especially a small pre-IPO company, you’re in for some meaningful changes.
Continue readingThe Three Stages of an IPO. Which Are You In? What Should You Be Doing Now?
If you work—or worked—at a private company, maybe you think IPO planning is just what you do in the few months before and after the IPO.
Continue readingYou have 90 (30?) days, to exercise your ISOs or let them convert to NQSOs. What to do?
The last thing you need after you’ve lost your job is to be forced to make a decision—that could be worth a lot of money—in just a few weeks.
Continue readingYou kept all your company stock. And now it’s worth so much less. What should you do?
Picture it: Bay Area, November 2021. You own a bunch of Block (or Airbnb, DoorDash, UiPath, Squarespace, Palantir) stock. You’ve got plans!
Continue readingYour Company Is Going Public. The Power of a Good Question. Or 5.
Much of the work of personal finance isn’t objective. There isn’t An Answer. Because it’s “personal” just as much as it is “finance.”
Continue readingHow many of my RSUs should I sell?
How many of your RSUs should you sell when they vest?
I have long given the advice, “Just sell ‘em all, ASAP.” But I’ve grown a bit soft in my old age (hush your mouth).
Continue readingAirbnb Is Going Public. Time to Create a (Flexible) Strategy.
Soooo…Airbnb’s going public. Can I get a woo woooo?!
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