How startup stock options work, from the job offer to the day they pay
Why you cannot sell your shares in a private company, until an exit
Your shares in a startup may be worth a lot on paper. But they are not on any stock exchange, and you cannot just sell them to anyone. Most employees must wait for an exit: a sale of the company, or an IPO.
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Three years in, you find a flat you love. Your plan: exercise some options, sell the shares, and pay the first part of the price with the money.
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To sell a share, though, you need someone who buys it. Shares of big companies trade on a stock exchange, where buyers and sellers meet all day and a screen shows the latest price.
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