This isn't how vesting is typically set up for founders at a startup in the US. You'd do well to read the eBook I linked to, as well as Grellas' series of posts

This isn't how vesting is typically set up for founders at a startup in the US. You'd do well to read the eBook I linked to, as well as Grellas' series of posts: http://www.grellas.com/faq_business_startup.html http://www.grellas.com/faq_business_startup.html Pay particular attention to the stuff about 83(b) elections.