Incentive Stock Options

OpenAI's board answers to a nonprofit foundation that owns less of the company than Microsoft does. Here's how that's possible, what a Public Benefit Corporation actually means for shareholder rights, and what the open governance questions could mean for your equity.

The OpenAI IPO timeline has shifted – again. This tracker covers the confirmed $852 billion valuation, S-1 filing status, the 2027 delay, and what OpenAI employees should actually do about their equity right now.

You've worked hard for your Anthropic equity. Now comes the part most people don't warn you about – finding a financial advisor who actually knows what to do with it. Most don't. Here's how to find the one who does, and why waiting until September is already too late.

Most people focus on when to sell their SpaceX stock. The smarter question is which shares to sell first – because that single decision often determines more than timing ever will.

If you work at OpenAI and live in the Bay Area, your IPO payday comes with a California tax bill that most employees underestimate by six figures. Here's what to do about it – before vest day, not after.

If you work at Anthropic and live in the Bay Area, the October IPO isn't just a federal tax event. California's treatment of tech IPO income is among the most aggressive in the country – and several moves that work at the federal level either don't work here or actively backfire.

SpaceX is finally public. Your shares are right there on your brokerage screen. And you can't touch them yet. Make the most of the SpaceX lock-up period before it expires – so expiration day feels like a formality, not a fire drill.

If you're an Anthropic employee holding early-vintage ISOs, the window to exercise before the IPO is open right now – and it won't be this clean again. This guide provides the framework, the math, and the checklist you need.

The SpaceX IPO created a wave of self-described equity specialists. Most of them aren't. This guide walks you through exactly what to look for – fiduciary status, fee-only compensation, real ISO/AMT fluency, and the New York tax expertise that most national advisors simply don't have – so you can tell the difference before it costs you.

If you're a Cursor employee staring at your equity dashboard with equal parts excitement and low-grade panic right now – that's a completely rational response. The SpaceX acquisition is real, the numbers are large, and the tax questions are complicated. Here's what you actually need to know.