Tag: IPO

The Three Stages of an IPO. Which Are You In? What Should You Be Doing Now?

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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.

Plans for your company’s IPO have gone pfft. What should you be doing about your company stock and personal finances now?

The IPO market is very sad right now.

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Should I withhold 22% or 37% on my RSUs when my company goes public?

As so many of my blog posts seem to, this one starts with “Congratulations! Your company is going IPO! Now you have…all these decisions to make.”

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Your 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.”

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Lessons from Airbnb’s IPO

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The unique, initial 7-day trading window for all the Airbnb employees after the IPO has now closed. What might we learn from Airbnb’s IPO, even though we still have most of a 6-month lockup left to go? I think plenty.

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Airbnb Is Going Public. What Should I Do with My Stock Options?

Airbnb is going public. You have stock options. Likely you also have RSUs and possibly even outright shares of stock. Does it all feel like one inextricable heap? How will you ever create a comprehensive, comprehensible strategy for all of this?

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Airbnb Is Going Public. What Should I Do with my RSUs?

Airbnb is going public. You have a bunch of RSUs. You are wide-eyed with uncertainty and excitement. Discuss.

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Airbnb Is Going Public. What a Good Time to Give Away Your Money.

If you’re staring at a windfall from Airbnb’s upcoming IPO, let’s take a moment to think about giving some of it away.

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Airbnb Is Going Public. Time to Create a (Flexible) Strategy.

Soooo…Airbnb’s going public. Can I get a woo woooo?!

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Is Airbnb EVER Going Public?

Flow FP's Block Woman, overwhelmed by paper, feels a sense of Urgency. Of sorts.

Have you been waiting a Very Long Time for Airbnb to go public? Did you get all excited back in September of last year when Airbnb announced that it would go public in 2020? Are you beginning to wonder if it will ever happen? All that lovely stock, all those beautiful RSUs, all those tempting stock options…when will they turn into MONEY?!