Many companies actually prohibit employees from selling shares to third party investors (including investors on marketplaces like EquityZen) without board approval.
This is a really fair and important point - I appreciate you bringing it up.
I've seen a couple of Stripe secondaries before so I assume that some set of employees are able to transact on the secondary market.
However, important disclaimer that not all companies have the same terms - and the terms can change depending on when you were hired. Startup equity isn't absurdly complicated, but it very much is situation-specific which is where the confusion usually comes from.
I've seen a couple of Stripe secondaries before so I assume that some set of employees are able to transact on the secondary market.
However, important disclaimer that not all companies have the same terms - and the terms can change depending on when you were hired. Startup equity isn't absurdly complicated, but it very much is situation-specific which is where the confusion usually comes from.