[ericd]

Actually there's a big movement to making options exercisable well after employees leave. So, no.

Startups don't have enough cash to compete in terms of pure salary with the leverage that the Googles of the world have. And stock can turn out very well for employees, I've seen it happen at a fairly good rate. You just need to make sure you're getting what you're worth, risk adjusted.

[madgar]

There's a "movement" in the sense that people are writing blog posts. Fewer than a handful of name-brand startups are putting any money where their mouth is. Any there's huge VCs trying to hold the line and keep anyone from changing the industry standard practice.