Government Hiring Lock-up Period 
VC Cafe
JANUARY 14, 2022
The government set a goal to increase the percentage of people employed in tech t0 15% but it cannot be achieved overnight. Both employees and investors typically have a 6 month lock up period (exceptions apply of course) so this can have devastating effects on liquidity and retruns. Strong foundations.
Venture Chronicles
OCTOBER 31, 2010
You may recall that back in the 1999-2001 timeframe it was popular practice for option holders who were in a lock-up period following an IPO to use a short process to borrow their company’s stock from other investors and sell it with the promise that they would forfeit their locked up stock when the lock up expired.
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