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Author here. I didn't mention those things because they were a baseline during my search. Product-market fit, growth potential, and solving a genuine problem ar
by kellysutton 10y ago
Author here. I didn't mention those things because they were a baseline during my search. Product-market fit, growth potential, and solving a genuine problem are table stakes for me.
The bulleted list was everything to worry about after those foundational goals are met.
I've got an unpublished blog post of 100+ questions to ask before joining a company, and the points you brought up are definitely in there.
- sushid 10y agoHey, Kelly. Enjoyed the article but it seems like someone edited over your Google Doc. Do you think you could restore it to the original version?
- kellysutton 10y agoHi sushid, What I posted is a sanitized copy of the doc with dummy information. Out of respect for the companies, I won't be posting my copy of it.
- rdoherty 10y agoI would love to read those questions, any chance you could publish them somewhere?
- sambrand 10y agoGotcha! I figured that might be the case. I'd be very happy to hear more about those table stakes. 100 stakes is a lot tho =)
- FT_intern 10y agoWhat's interesting is that the satisfaction of those factors are evaluated in a binary way. From my experience and the experience of people I've spoken with, utility increases as those factors increase even after the factors reach a baseline requirement.