Another glaring issue that the article doesn't mention is option lifetime. Most options have a lifetime of 7 years from grant. Companies are delaying going publ

Another glaring issue that the article doesn't mention is option lifetime. Most options have a lifetime of 7 years from grant. Companies are delaying going public longer and longer. There's a very real chance that early employees can't sell shares, don't have the money to exercise their shares, and will watch their options expire from old age because the company thinks it's cooler to be private. This is a very real scenario; one that I'm about to face.