If there were an existent contract providing for a cliff, this would have been the place for him to say so. He didn't; he referred to the "standard 1-year cliff". The remaining question is, absent the signed stock agreement, what was the disposition of ownership? That should come out pretty soon here.

you are making assumptions (while are all are here too)... clearly something was overlooked to be in situation now.

but as he alludes to no agreement exists, there is no "standard" in contract terms to rely on.

i'm just reading the case as i see it. there might be more or less to this - but there were multiple opportunities for the guy to come forward especially after previous rounds.

no doubt Jeremy is opportunistic, but that doesnt really affect his claims legally if he was in fact identified as a cofounder when there is no contract in place to say otherwise.

A vesting schedule would not be missed unless...

unless it was assumed in the YC application. Thus not mentioned. Thus no evidence of a verbal agreement. Ergo it doesn't exist.

Therein lies the danger of assumptions.