> Early employees probably need this too. If you really want smart talent (and you should, you really need it), you should stop trying to screw them. More so t

> Early employees probably need this too. If you really want smart talent (and you should, you really need it), you should stop trying to screw them. More so than founders, since those employees, in general, have no say in what happens to the common stock, such as dilution into worthlessness. It doesn't have to be (and probably shouldn't be) all-or-nothing, since the point would be to align incentives in both the ideal/IPO situation and the less than ideal M&A situation.