Why bother negotiating options at all if what you end up with is a fraction of what you negotiated for to begin with? If the company isn't willing to honor the

Why bother negotiating options at all if what you end up with is a fraction of what you negotiated for to begin with? If the company isn't willing to honor the agreement, it shouldn't offer it at all. Future options are precisely what was on the table when negotiating and subsequently accepted an offer form a startup.