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How Founders Time Their Exit Around the Lockup Expiry
In this episode of The Startup Exit Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a decision many founders get wrong: when to sell stock after their company goes public. The lockup expiry — the date insiders can first sell shares — is often treated as a one-time cliff, but the founders who get the best prices treat it as a window they can shape. They discuss how the current market, with big tech names like Apple down and Microsoft up over 26% in a week, changes the calculus. They walk through real strategies: staggering sales, using 10b5-1 plans, and reading the post-lockup dip that hits so many stocks…
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