if you leave the company you get a refund for whatever it is you don’t vest. i feel like people who are acting like early exercise is money down a black hole a

if you leave the company you get a refund for whatever it is you don’t vest. i feel like people who are acting like early exercise is money down a black hole aren’t aware that if the company is going nowhere you will probably know that long before 4 years, in which case if you leave you get a refund for unvested options. and even if you’ve vested shares you’re unsure about in many cases the company will offer to buyback shares. worst case it’s a write off against capital gains.