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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

Most founders stick around for their lock-up period (1-2 years) before going on to found their next company. And wants to structure a huge payout for the employees that will remain. I know many rank-and-file employees. et al really have to keep up with the Jones’s to build its future? Does Yahoo!

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Slack S-1: Will ARPU Drive Long Term Value?

View from Seed

Practically speaking this doesn’t mean that all of the shares owned by founders, investors, employees (RSUs), or others will be available to trade immediately as they will need to be converted and registered for public trading. But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders.

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Slack S-1: Will APRU Drive Long Term Value?

Agile VC

Practically speaking this doesn’t mean that all of the shares owned by founders, investors, employees (RSUs), or others will be available to trade immediately as they will need to be converted and registered for public trading. But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders.