I would be slightly wary about the leadership if they have been around for 7 years with less than 15 people and thinking of being acquired. Acquisitions usuall

I would be slightly wary about the leadership if they have been around for 7 years with less than 15 people and thinking of being acquired. Acquisitions usually happen because of tech, customers, or talent. Are there any assets within the company that you feel would be worth acquiring? If this event doesn’t happen, your stock options are virtually worthless. Equally important is checking the price they are offering to you for the options - my strike price was set so high at a previous company that the options were just worthless because we were never going to sell for that high.