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None of the "good" startups that I know would ever blackball someone for declining an offer after accepting. I agree with the other commenter - to people readi

• ChuckMcM 9y ago
  I appreciate you not deleting your comment (so far I've seen two). It is completely legit to see it differently and to have a completely different experience. All I can relate is what I have seen in the last 25 years in the Bay Area. Having seen the effect in action early in my career (both people opting out after they said they would and other sorts of moves which affected relationships) I sought to understand it and came to my current appreciation of the various points of view. Before I posted I had checked in with a friend of mine who is a contract recruiter and they seemed to feel my understanding of the situation was both correct and that this effect is fairly universal. It doesn't mean that it is of course. The next time you have a chance to talk with someone, in a safe and informal matter, who is in the hiring 'food chain' of something you consider "good" startup, ask them what they think. Nothing feeds a discussion like good data.
• hueving 9y ago
  The startup might not, but the recruiter still may. Many startups use recruiters from firms where word spreads like wildfire that you are risky to commissions.