Assertion Contradicted AI assessment confidence: 95% certainty 4/5 debate potential 2/5

Pinterest changed its employee option exercise window to be unlimited

James Smith · 762: 4000 Developers Pay Them To Catch Bugs, $9.5m Raised · Aug 25, 2017 · at 8:48

Bugsnag co-founder James Smith discusses employee equity terms and how Bay Area startups structure option exercise windows after departure.

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“Pinterest changed that window to be unlimited infinity window. So you don't even have to make that call, which is super exciting.”

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The claim, plainly

Pinterest changed its post-termination stock option exercise window to an unlimited window.

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Assessment

In March 2015, Pinterest modified its employee equity policy to extend the post-termination exercise period (PTEP) for vested stock options from the standard 90 days to a finite 7-year window for departing employees with at least two years of service. It did not implement an unlimited or infinite exercise window.

March 2015 reporting by Fortune and Business Insider confirmed Pinterest enacted a finite 7-year post-termination stock option exercise window for employees with at least two years of tenure.
Industry publications and equity management data through July 2017 (including Carta and Founders Workbench) consistently documented Pinterest's policy as a 7-year window rather than an unlimited or indefinite period.

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[1] businessinsider.com [2] computershare.com [3] medium.com [4] foundersworkbench.com

Pinterest post-termination exercise window policy announcement Pinterest stock option exercise window 7 years post termination

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