Stock options in ipo

By Cindy Vanegas Published May 12, Features FOXBusiness. Nicholas Manousos was working as an engineer at Slide. After holding them for some time, he decided it was time to cash out -- but his company was still private. So he found another option. Since June of , SharesPost -- an online marketplace for shares in private companies -- has been giving buyers and sellers a place to find each other and to learn more about the value of private company shares.

The company partnered with research firms like Liquid Scenarios, VC Experts, NeXt Up Research, Research 2. Since launch, more than 20, members have registered for free.

Those members can look at research reports for companies, some as well known as Facebook , eHarmony and Twitter , to the more obscure like eBags, LoveFilm and Zettacore.

When it comes time to actually buy or sell shares, SharesPost makes money by offering its members the services of a third-party broker-dealer. For free, members can also access any forms necessary to conduct these transactions on their own. But before you run off to buy a piece of the next big IPO, remember the Securities and Exchange Commission limits pre-IPO investing to accredited investors.

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You don't want to give them employees everything on day one. You may have a rock star head out the door with their options. We instituted a four-year vest with a one-year cliff plan. For example, I grant you 40 shares of the stock. As companies are larger and closer to an IPO, they want to get those valuations more frequently. If a company offers you , shares, it may seem like a lot, but you want to know what percentage of the company that amount of shares represents.

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