Ask HN: Where can I get money to exercise stock options?

Hello HN,

I'm an engineer with a medium-sized SV software company. I'm leaving the company, and I've earned a decent number of stock options.

I'd like to buy them, but the total cost at ~ $60k is more than I can do from savings, and more than I'm comfortable doing with a personal loan (though I do qualify).

I've spoken with ESO Fund and with SharesPost, but neither has been a good option. My company hasn't raised money in some time and therefore the publicly known valuation for the company is really dated.

Are there any other firms I should be considering here? Thanks for any pointers!