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		headgasket on Feb 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tableau stock down almost 50% Did you think that as soon as a company goes public, VCs get to sell all their stocks?

jonknee on Feb 5, 2016 | [–]

Tesla and LinkedIn had their IPOs 5-6 years ago, they aren't being held by VC funds. Tableau's major holders also don't include any VC funds:

http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-majo...

mattzito on Feb 5, 2016 | [–]

Typically VCs have to sell their shares 6-ish months after there's a liquidity event and return the proceeds to their LPs.

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