Ah, sounds shitty, sorry to hear. FWIW, I disagree with some of the other posters saying that joining startups early but not being a founder is a raw deal. Peo

Ah, sounds shitty, sorry to hear. FWIW, I disagree with some of the other posters saying that joining startups early but not being a founder is a raw deal. People can "hit it big", as one of the other posters put it, by simply being early at a successful startup, even if they aren't a founder. Of course, it is a gamble and not reliable. Even VCs, who are in the business of identifying companies who will hit it big, plan on getting it wrong 9/10 times. Maybe next time you can join people to whom have some sort of personal link (either you personally know them or they are a 2nd degree connection). Hopefully a good learning experience; sounds like you were basically the CTO of a funded startup. A lot of us would have love to have that on our resume.