Your IPO Is Not Payday: Reading the Lock-Up Window
An IPO lock-up turns a startup exit into a staged liquidity schedule, so the first sellable date and amount matter more than the exit itself.
An IPO lock-up turns a startup exit into a staged liquidity schedule, so the first sellable date and amount matter more than the exit itself.
A startup exit is a liquidity event, not a trophy: see who pays, when you get paid, and what your equity actually becomes.
An allotment status assigns public shares; it does not make private startup equity liquid.