Problems are not just limited to startups. Here's some of the shenanigans which went on in the last company I worked for: Company is constantly on credit hold.

Problems are not just limited to startups. Here's some of the shenanigans which went on in the last company I worked for: Company is constantly on credit hold. Engineers receive calls from suppliers stating that they haven't been paid and no one in accounts payable is returning their calls. Company does layoffs on a recurring basis, and then hires different people for a new project. In one case they hired back the same people they laid off a year ago and paid them signing bonuses. CEO shows gross indifference when someone leaves the company. Just shrugs it off. CEO walks into VP of HR's office with someone and states that you're fired, and this is your replacement. CEO constantly worrying about getting delisted from NASDAQ. CEO and VP Engineering "chum" thinking they know the price of components and stating that that should cost $5, when everyone supplying stated item is asking $15.