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		edoceo on Dec 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Engineer’s Guide to Stock Options (2013) That window would need to be many years. I've never seen longer than 18 months - and that option is only for "blessed" employees

dilyevsky on Dec 21, 2020 [–]

It’s becoming more common to grant 7-10 year window after certain tenure (like two years) at least among yc companies. I’ve also seen window extended per year of tenure

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