I'll also add this - I've found that startups that have founders with industry experience are light years ahead of the rest. I've worked at startups where they

I'll also add this - I've found that startups that have founders with industry experience are light years ahead of the rest. I've worked at startups where they brag about not being a big company despite no one there even having ever worked at a big company. In hindsight, it should have been a big red flag.