Secondary Market Offering: How to Sell in a Secondary Market Before a Direct Listing IPO
When a company announces a secondary market offering… it rarely hits they news. But they can be an incredible opportunity for startup employees to liquidate their assets before a direct listing or IPO happens. In fact, I would never suggest overlooking an opportunity like this: While we all want our IPOs to be successful, a […]
Use Your IPO Stock Options to Buy a House
Living in an affluent city where tech companies thrive has its perks. For one thing, there are plenty of career options. But it also has its downsides. Like paying through the nose for a place to live: whether you rent or buy. ???? ???? When an “average” house costs $1 million, the dream of buying […]
IPO: When to Sell RSU Based on Share Price
When people are granted stock options, it’s the same BIG question, every time: Buy? Or sell? And when it comes to RSU (or restricted stock units), we almost always tell our clients to sell, and to sell them ASAP. Like, don’t even hesitate, wait, or take time to “think about it.” Just sell. ???? Reason […]
Going Into an IPO With No Stock Options Exercised
So…. your company just announced an IPO. What WHAAAAT! Time to celebrate! ???? ???? Right? Well…. truth be told… you haven’t done anything with your stock options yet, so you don’t even know where to start. (And, you maybe feel kinda remorseful that you didn’t have your stuff together before this.) But honestly, as a […]
5 Steps to Solve Your IPO Tax Issues
Every year, it’s the same deal: You review your finances from the year before, and try to plan out your tax strategy so you don’t have to pay through the nose to the IRS. Usually, this means finding ways to keep yourself in a lower tax bracket. (Because why wouldn’t you want to keep more […]
Should You Borrow Money to Exercise Incentive Stock Options?
Our financial system is built on loans. This money helps us pay for education, a car, a house, and other personal needs. Now, we can add exercising stock options to the long list of things you can borrow money for. This new facet of lending came about through the growth of private valuations and […]
3 Tax Things to Beware of After IPO
The number of tech IPOs surged in 2018, and the momentum is expected to continue well beyond 2019. If you’re a current or former tech employee holding stock options or RSUs, you might be wondering what steps to take once your company goes public. Although the answer varies, there are typically two main focus points […]
Move Over, IPOS: The Rise of Tender Offers in 2018
Back in November of 2017, we kept a close eye on some high-profile tender offers — and we predicted we’d see more companies use this approach rather than going straight for an IPO. If you’ve tuned into the tech scene’s recent news, you’ll likely agree that this is in fact what’s happening. We’ve seen it […]
3 Ways to Plan for Your IPO
Did you hear the news? Your company is looking at an initial public offering, or IPO — and your whole office is likely abuzz with speculation and talk that runs from useful information to pure gossip. There’s nothing simple about navigating an IPO as an employee (especially when all that talk can create information overload […]