> and I hope they gave a similar option to their employees who have been with them a long time.

Looks like they did. Up in the article they say they're splitting $2M among the two founders, and later it says that they're taking in total $2,5M for cashing in founder and employee equity. I assume the $0,5M is the employee part. Seems like a small fraction, but I assume most of it goes to the earlier employees (and then only those who opt for it), so it might be a year's salary right there anyway.