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The 1 year cliff is a standard SV term that should be reconsidered IMO, because it distorts incentives significantly. A founder/employee who decides between months 6-12 to leave the company has a substantial incentive to stay on in coast mode until the cliff hits. Meanwhile the company continues to lose equity and salary to someone who is no longer committed. Standard vesting already aligns incentives well without a cliff.


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