I think there's always a risk of an outflow of people once their stock options hit.
That being said, the article actually makes the point that for two of these departures they may be leaving not because of hitting it in the SV lottery but because they're not going to see a payout because their options were priced in at an overly high valuation.
Facebook may get hit from both ends, those who have been there 3-4 years ago may be cashing out, those that joined in the last 1-2 years may be leaving because they won't see any return on their options.
That being said, the article actually makes the point that for two of these departures they may be leaving not because of hitting it in the SV lottery but because they're not going to see a payout because their options were priced in at an overly high valuation.
Facebook may get hit from both ends, those who have been there 3-4 years ago may be cashing out, those that joined in the last 1-2 years may be leaving because they won't see any return on their options.