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Tech Employees Want to Cash in Early

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2009 2:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – Facebook’s recent deal to let employees sell some of their stock to private investors has sent Silicon Valley scrambling, as workers at other start-ups ask for similar deals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Start-ups rely on the promise of future stock sales to lure... Read full story »

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