I don't know who your sources are, but you can talk to an attorney about this. A company does not have to permit employees the early exercise of options that ha

I don't know who your sources are, but you can talk to an attorney about this. A company does not have to permit employees the early exercise of options that have not yet vested. Founders and key early hires, who may be receiving restricted stock (not options), are in a different camp because they're receiving stock, not options.