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by jameshart 4092 days ago
Wouldn't it be more efficient in this case to have the startup sell share options directly to the investment market, and use the funds to pay their employees?

This model of paying employees in options, then having traders offer to liquidate those for cash, puts risk on the person who can least afford it out of the three parties involved - the employee.

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But then they would need to deal with SEC regulations.