Here&#x27;s an easier fix: assume any options are worthless before you accept a job offer, then if you want to leave you can decide what the lottery ticket is worth.  I keep seeing ways to &quot;fix&quot; various aspects of startup compensation, but it doesn&#x27;t make any sense to me.  The market determines what companies will pay for employees, and options are a form of payment.  If no one was willing to accept 90 day exercise windows, they wouldn&#x27;t exist.  You can make the argument that startup compensation is predatory toward uninformed or naive employees, but that&#x27;s a two-way street.