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Is Facebook Letting Employees Cash Out?

(Posted on  Silicon Alley Insider  about 1 month ago)

Facebook employees are in an enviable position: Each of them owns a small piece of a company that's worth billions of dollars, which means each of them is looking at the prospect of a windfall -- one day. But until Facebook sells or goes publ… (visit source article)
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