&gt;Employees don&#x27;t cash out some of their holding at $3&#x2F;share expecting a bigger IPO lift. Both angry because nobody came from the future to tell them, hey this is the best offer you are ever going to get for this stock, take it.<p>Quoting from the article:<p>&gt;Employees had little idea that an outside appraisal firm had valued Good at $434 million and the common stock at about 88 cents a share as of June 30, according to investor documents and legal filings.<p>It just sounds to me like the greed on management&#x27;s side trumped anything the employees may have had.<p>Thanks for your story. I was part of a startup which sold as well. One employee was left with a tax burden to pay off, and I broke out even ($0 from sale, no tax). The founder took home money though......<p>I think it&#x27;s important that people hear these stories when deciding what their personal reasons are for joining a company.