FWIW, the way its usually handled when the founders have spent a lot of time previously on it is in one of two ways: a) agree to some vesting up front, and th

FWIW, the way its usually handled when the founders have spent a lot of time previously on it is in one of two ways: a) agree to some vesting up front, and the remaining to vest over standard 4/1 terms b) agree to some acceleration (ie, you are given 1 year of acceleration, so its a 3 year rather than 4 year sched) or c) a combination of both. In the end, its a negotiated solution.