Startups are significant investment. Are you prepared to undertake that? There's a lot of sacrifices to be made to be successful. And it really is a hard proces

Startups are significant investment. Are you prepared to undertake that? There's a lot of sacrifices to be made to be successful. And it really is a hard process to go through. Ask yourself that. As for asking others, you should ensure that you will get a say and respected in the startup. Make sure that you like the people - you'll be hanging out a lot with them - and the idea, even if it's subject to change. You should be passionate about it. Don't fret about the small details. People often fight about equity split numbers, for example. But at the end of the day, startups are bimodal; you're either going to make bank or nothing at all. A few percents really won't matter at the end. If you love the product, the team, your role, and you're personally prepared to go through hell for all that...come on board.