What are current (2016) best practices for employee stock option programs for US pre-IPO startups?

Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Hi Alex.  Thanks for the A2a.  And thanks to Shriram Bhashyam for also...

If a start-up terminated an employee, is it required to allow them to exercise the relative portion of their stock option grant that is yet vested?

Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) This is a fairly common question. The short answer is no. But, it...

Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)

The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...