Extended Exercise Windows
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List of companies with extended exercise windows proving the 90-day standard is optional.
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Crowdsourced list of companies that have adopted employee-friendly extended exercise windows. Demonstrates that extending exercise periods is feasible and adopted by leading companies. Provides evidence that the 90-day standard is a choice, not a necessity.
Key Findings from Holman (2016)
- Pinterest: 7 years after 2+ years employment
- Coinbase: 7 years after 2+ years employment
- Quora: extended exercise windows
- Asana, Amplitude also adopted extended windows
- Growing but still minority of companies
Cited in 5 pages
Citation Why you only have 90 days to exercise your options when you leave a startup — and why that's changing Citation Startups Take Note: Pinterest Will Allow Ex-Employees to Keep Vested Stock Options for Seven Years Citation 90 Day Exercise Windows Citation Once burned by a 90-day exercise window, this founder is extending stock option exercise windows to 10 years Article The 90-Day Trap: Why UK Employees of Global Startups Are Working for Free