If companies are buying the shares back based on ROFR then everybody wins. Employees get the liquidity and the company keeps control, but you can't do that without having a place to attract potential buyers.

Does anybody have first hand experience with Equidate or EquityZen? Been thinking about this for the past few days and would be interested to hear any personal stories.

Given the nature of secondary transactions, many people don't want to talk publicly about their experience. That said, if you're interested in working with us, I can make introductions to a couple shareholders or investors that have worked with us in the past (and have agreed to share their story).

I'm also always happy to chat and answer any of your questions. Feel free to email me: sohail at equidateinc dot com