I knew some people who worked there, and one thing that was a red flag for me was just how much kool-aid everyone who joined on LinkedIn seemed to be drinking.

I knew some people who worked there, and one thing that was a red flag for me was just how much kool-aid everyone who joined on LinkedIn seemed to be drinking. It was like a Silicon Valley trope where people would write we’re gonna change the world! And then I looked up what the company did .. and I’m like logistics? Okay .. but basically I know startups are supposed to have charisma and all but it just seemed like too much. I’m trying not to become jaded and negative but I feel sadly that this is part of the rite of passage for software engineers, you join a hyper charismatic team and see hyper growth for a year or two, ride the high and then it falls apart and you have to figure out what you want to do next and how to avoid this the next time.