> I just don't think value is only delivered over a 10 year period. It should take a decade (or 7 years) to get your initial 'reward'. I'm assuming you meant "

> I just don't think value is only delivered over a 10 year period. It should take a decade (or 7 years) to get your initial 'reward'. I'm assuming you meant "shouldn't", but that's not what a 10-year vesting schedule would mean either (all other things being equal); With a one-year cliff you'd receive your "initial reward" (i.e. fully vested equity) by the end of the first year, then continue to vest on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis in accordance with the vesting schedule.