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What HN saysHN commenters link its seven questions to ask before joining a startup, and one shares a personal story that supports doing that homework.
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laservr · 2012-06-24
Do your homework. Right after graduate school I went to work at a startup with $8 million in VC money, a nice office, and a good outward appearance. After a few months I found out that they didn't have customer traction, saw some people lose their jobs, and wasn't convinced that the product worked as advertised. I was just a small cog in a larger machine, but perhaps I could have asked tougher questions during the interview process.
Here's some more to chew on,
http://venturehacks.com/articles/job-offer
http://genuinevc.com/archives/2005/10/18/seven-questions-employees-sho…
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/03/nine_questions_.html#axzz1yfgrAuod
ALee · 2008-02-03
This link was posted on YC before and has the essential questions:
http://www.genuinevc.com/archives/2005/10/seven_questions.htm