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Con: The leadership is typically really, really bad. Either clueless, sociopathic, selfish, or a combination of those three. Many founders become C-level by def
by LargeWu 8y ago
Con: The leadership is typically really, really bad. Either clueless, sociopathic, selfish, or a combination of those three. Many founders become C-level by default without ever having to learn the skills they would need to have if they had to get hired by another organization.
Con: As mentioned by others, compensation and especially equity are ridiculously out of balance. A few years ago, a startup I was at (and had left a few years prior) found a buyer. I spent 5 years there, and I got about $50k. Meanwhile, a C-level employee who was there for less than a year before the company sold got $5M.
- flanbiscuit 8y agoThe leadership problem is a big issue. I'm currently looking for work in the post startup world, places that are "rapidly growing" and filling up their engineering teams. On Glassdoor I see the same exact comments, and it's something I've personally experienced as well Pro: the engineering team is great and you'll learn a lot on the job Con: management is constantly shifting focus so you end up working on features for a while just to throw them away. Or the company pivots 2+ times.
- LargeWu 8y agoSame here. I'm ready to make a move, and there are some products I would really like to work on, at companies that have openings, but the leadership is so questionable that I would rather just stay away.