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By KATIE BENNER DEC. Some workers immediately began trying to figure out what it meant for Good to abandon its long-anticipated plan to go public — a move that would have potentially turned their shares in the start-up into gold. Wyatt joked in response. Just how punishing that price was became clear in late September. For some employees, it meant that their shares were practically worthless. Even worse, they had paid taxes on the stock based on the higher value. At a subsequent company meeting, Ms. Wyatt told employees that counselors were available to talk to people who needed to vent. His Good shares are now worth a fraction of stock six-figure tax bill that he paid for the stock allotted to him before the company was sold. Investors and executives generally get protections in a start-up that employees do not. Many investors have preferred stock, a class of shares that can come with a guaranteed payout. Executives frequently get special bonuses so they will not leave during deal talks. After the sale to BlackBerry, Ms. In contrast, start-up employees generally own common stock, whose payout comes only after those who hold preferred shares get their money. Some Good employees actually lost money when BlackBerry bought the company. The high valuation increased the paper value of options shares — and thus the income tax bills levied on their stock when they received the stock grants, or when they bought and sold shares. To pay those taxes, some employees emptied savings accounts and borrowed money. When Good Technology was sold to BlackBerry, not all of its shareholders benefited. The start-up's employees, who own common stock, found their shares were valued far less than that of Good's investors, who owned preferred shares. By July, the company is running out of money and it is sold to BlackBerry in September. Through their lawyers, Ms. BlackBerry also declined to comment. Many unicorns have raised hundreds of millions — if not billions — of dollars. Most of those dollars must first be repaid to investors stock other preferred shareholders before employees see a dime. The odds that the unicorns will all reap riches if they are sold or go public are slim. Over the last five years, at least 22 companies backed by venture capital sold for the same amount as or less than what they had raised from investors, according to a data company, Mattermark. This means investors did not reap many returns options but there was even less left over for employees. Good Technology in its current form came into being in The merged company was rebranded Good and eventually shifted its stock to selling mobile-security software to big companies and governments. Wyatt, a former Motorola executive who joined Good inplanned to expand by selling more software to existing customers and to midsize companies. She hired more sales employees and acquired three companies. Good, like most start-ups, used stock options and equity grants to woo employees. The options allowed employees to purchase stock at low prices, even if the stock had a much higher value. Top sales employees were awarded annual bonuses of 20, shares of common stock. When Good purchased start-ups, those employees got stock as well. View all New York Times newsletters. The company, which had about employees, began working on an initial public offering in It filed to go public in May For a while, the dream of employee riches appeared intact. In March, Good executives filmed a video presentation for an investor roadshow for an I. The board and Ms. CA declined to blackberry. Several tech companies had gone public for less than their private valuations. When the stock of MobileIron, a publicly traded rival, sank in April, bankers recommended that Good further postpone the offering. At the same time, Ms. Good missed its stock forecast for billings, a proxy for new business. Good began discussing options with potential buyers and investors. Thoma Bravo declined to options. Good also elicited interest from BlackBerry at an unspecified price, according to investor documents. Employees were told little about the struggles. At blackberry May company meeting, Ms. Wyatt said the company missed financial projections and addressed an email from a stock that said Good would soon run out of cash, using the risk disclosures in I. In a video of the meeting, she is seen telling employees not to worry. At an all-hands company meeting in June, Ms. Wyatt again said Good was spending options. The Internal Revenue Service levied taxes on some employees when their Good stock was still considered a valuable asset and worth multiples of what they actually received. By late July, the board knew that Good would run out of cash in 30 to stock days, according to investor documents. After the options with BlackBerry was announced in September, some employees said they were angry that Ms. Wyatt did not stay around. She went on a preplanned trip to China, where she gave advice on staying innovative at a World Economic Forum gatheringand to London for business. She subsequently left Good. In October, Brian Bogosian, a former Good C. They are seeking unspecified damages and fees. Baron, the lawyer blackberry Mr. Last month, separate common stockholders exercised their shareholder right to contest the payout amount, according to Mr. Together, the stockholders own about 32 million of the 75 million common shares that are eligible for that action. Parks, who remain Good employees, said they still believed in the company, but their blackberry on management and venture investors have changed. They are among those contesting the payout. A version of this article appears in print on December 27,on Page BU1 of the New York edition with the headline: When a Unicorn Stumbles, the Employees Get Hurt. Order Reprints Today's Paper Subscribe. Tell us what you think. Please upgrade your browser. Sections Home Search Skip to content Skip to navigation View mobile version. The New York Times window. Technology When a Unicorn Start-Up Stumbles, Its Employees Get Hurt. Subscribe Now Log In 0 Settings. Close search Stock Search Navigation Options NYTimes. Clear this text input. VC Blackberry Good Technology S-1 filings; Employee tax documents. You must options a newsletter to subscribe to. You agree to blackberry occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Thank you for subscribing. An error has occurred. Please try again later. You are already subscribed to this email. Doris Burke contributed research from New York. BILLION, WITH A B Risking Your Neck to Run With the Unicorns NOV. 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