Re:Clockwise acquired by Salesforce and shutting down next week
by apparent on Thursday March 19, 2026 @07:51PM
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That's what the vesting period is for, to ensure the team sticks around for long enough that the acquirer can figure out who is most valuable and make it attractive for them to stay.
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Re:Clockwise acquired by Salesforce and shutting down next week
by skeeter2020 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:35PM
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optimist's view: if you have faith in SF longer term it's a great time to get your options priced!
Re:Clockwise acquired by Salesforce and shutting down next week
by apparent on Friday March 20, 2026 @01:06AM
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I've definitely heard stories of people who wanted to sell their stock after being acquired, couldn't because of vesting/lockup, and were glad because it went up a lot in the meantime.