Dropbox and AirBnB have already been private for almost 10 years! (Palantir - 13!, Uber - 8)
I was at Dropbox for a while and left in no small part because of the frustrating lack of potential liquidity on my equity.
I was at Dropbox for a while and left in no small part because of the frustrating lack of potential liquidity on my equity.
I guess, though, in this case, the employee is the party without power, as they are offered a price (which is probably lowballed, since they don't have a choice) in a take it or leave it fashion...