Sanjay Gandhi shares an article on the risks and benefits of early founder liquidity. ‘If a company has reached a level of success…and you believe the company has potential to break out …then you should let founders take money off the table. It’s that simple. Only then are you truly aligned.’ – Mark Suster Over the last several years we have seen a boom in the number of secondary transactions in the startup community, both one-offs and on platforms. A…

Sanjay Gandhi shares a company post that explains secondary sales.  We frequently field questions from startup executives who are considering selling Common Shares in Secondary Transactions. Exchanges do exist to trade equity securities in private companies are traded, but the most common Secondary Sales of Common Stock we review come in the following forms: Direct sale of Common stock to new investors Direct sale of Common stock held by founders or employees to existing investors Common stock transactions tied to…