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Secondary market Forge acquires SharesPost in a $160M cash-and-stock deal(techcrunch.com)
2 points by sohailprasad 6y ago|0 comments
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Equidate creates Tech30 Index of top unicorns and fund for accredited investors(techcrunch.com)
2 points by sohailprasad 8y ago|0 comments
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
The goal of the campaign is to drive awareness among individual investors and employees, and we're doing so by contrasting the opportunities of today with opportunities in successful companies of the past. We've gotten a great res
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
Yes, it is legal. As per the event page: The promotion is not an offer to buy or sell securities, nor are the certificates sold in the promotion securities. Once your purchase is confirmed, we'll send you information via email on how t
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
We're running a promotional event called the Early Is Everything Pre-IPO Pricing Event this Thursday (7/28) and next (8/4) to celebrate the launch of our new trading platform. We'll be giving over 100 people the opportun
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
Sure thing. We share information about companies' stock prices, share counts, and valuations — data that has historically unavailable, inaccurate, and/or very expensive (tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year). We show
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
Hey! All very fair questions, thanks for pointing them out. We've tried to make our FAQ as comprehensive as possible, and it has answers for all of your questions: https://faq.equidateinc.com/ Feel free to reach out to
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by sohailprasad 10y ago
Hi there, co-founder of Equidate here, happy to answer any questions you have. We're well aware of Sandhill Exchange — they were akin to a prediction market — we're a market where employees and investors who own shares are able to
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Equidate's new stock market for private tech offers in-depth data on startups(nytimes.com)
66 points by sohailprasad 10y ago|32 comments
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Don't lose sleep over Fidelity's recent startup write-downs(medium.com)
4 points by sohailprasad 11y ago|0 comments
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by sohailprasad 11y ago
Given the nature of secondary transactions, many people don't want to talk publicly about their experience. That said, if you're interested in working with us, I can make introductions to a couple shareholders or investors that ha
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by sohailprasad 11y ago
"It exists for one reason only - shareholders of pre-IPO companies don't want to wait years and hence are willing to trade their shares for immediate cash." Yes, secondary markets are designed to provide liquidity to sharehol
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by sohailprasad 11y ago
I'm the CEO of Equidate, one of the companies profiled in this article. The article raises excellent points on the pitfalls of trading pre-IPO stock on secondary markets. The opportunity is risky to be sure, only for educated investors
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by sohailprasad 12y ago
The New York Department of Financial Services is requesting public comments for the BitLicense regulation. The Bitcoin community is requesting a 45 day extension to the public comment period. We feel it's necessary to have the addition
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Letter to the New York Department of Financial Services(docs.google.com)
15 points by sohailprasad 12y ago|2 comments
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Each new Y Combinator class worth more than a billion dollars, president says(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
9 points by sohailprasad 12y ago|1 comments
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Airbnb Said to Pursue Valuation Above $10 Billion in New Fund-Raising Round(dealbook.nytimes.com)
50 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|47 comments
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Equidate Launches A Secondary Market For Early Startup Employees To Sell Shares(techcrunch.com)
69 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|38 comments
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Zenefits Adds $15M From A16Z To Become The All-In-One Solution For Startup HR(techcrunch.com)
7 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|1 comments
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Meet Coin (YC W13), a startup creating a universal credit card(gigaom.com)
190 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|175 comments
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Inspiration is overrated(sohailprasad.com)
2 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|0 comments
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by sohailprasad 13y ago
Plenty of people say "oh I called it" after the fact. "I knew it was going to be big." I wanted to publish my list publicly (esp. given YC W13 Demo Day) so I can publicly see my performance over time. No cheating and calling it after the fa
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by sohailprasad 13y ago
Definitely, and many deals are based on some kind of personal relationship with the founder. It's funny: over time I've built up better access and relationships, but have no money to invest... So this will have to do for now :) I'm looking
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by sohailprasad 13y ago
It's not about being a spectator sport. It's about identifying (potentially undervalued) opportunities early. I didn't make this list to speculate, it's where I'd put my money if I had money to invest.
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Fantasy VC Picks(sohailprasad.com)
36 points by sohailprasad 13y ago|25 comments
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Being Honest (a.k.a. thoughts on Andrew Mason and Groupon)(sohailprasad.com)
4 points by sohailprasad 14y ago|0 comments
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by sohailprasad 14y ago
Thanks! That's expected - after all, everyone think's they're above average ( http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57568186/everyone-thinks... ), it's the phenomenon known as illusory superiority... "On a scale of one to 10, you probably thi
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by sohailprasad 14y ago
Metaphorically speaking, the cops around town that "keep people in line" are just like people in life who "make the rules." They're there to enforce social norms; thus people who say "this is just how it is" when faced with a new situation.
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Crossing The Street(sohailprasad.com)
26 points by sohailprasad 14y ago|30 comments
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by sohailprasad 14y ago
Valid point, though I'm psyched to join Zynga. To clarify: I loved building Hiptype and building a startup from the ground up. I still believe in Hiptype's vision, but as we wrote in our post, "In the [...] world of start-ups, [...] being t

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