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Received ISO grant date a year after vesting date (start date) and therefore higher strike price than was at start date

I'll try to make this simple: I started at my startup over a year ago, apx 6 mos before we raised a second round of funding (helping with this was a big part of my hire), in my offer letter I was ...
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Event of a sale prior to vesting schedule completion

Starting to work with our legal team and its time to expand the team. A few questions on the vesting schedule. Employee 1: CFO position I am bringing in a CFO from a financial background with other ...
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Would Skype's stock buyback plan be as evil if they paid fair market value?

Skype's buying back of stock options at the exercise price is pretty evil, no doubt. But is it equally uncommon for a company to put in conditions allowing them to buy back vested stock at fair ...
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Valueless stock options on exit

A friend of mine is at a startup, and the startup is having a big exit. It is being bought by a large company. Everything sounds great, except... he has only unvested stock options and under the ...