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by naveen99 2721 days ago
well, getting shares as an employee is even worse. You still get common shares, usually with some trade restrictions / lock up period on top of it... The price / premium on the secondary markets is a market price, and in a market that is more efficient than it used to be. Also, the person selling those shares may be an early employee who has many other reasons to sell than screwing the buyer...