While some people might say it's bad idea; truth is: lots of early stage employees in all companies are either good acquaintances or friends, or friends of frie

While some people might say it's bad idea; truth is: lots of early stage employees in all companies are either good acquaintances or friends, or friends of friends. Simply because some trust is required on both sides. Otherwise it's hard to build skilled team to work for a company that dont offer any benefits except for equity while can go down at any moment. IMO this is all about expectations. If you never lied to your friend about your actual experience and skillset and your friend offers reasonable compensation then it's win win situation. Working on a team of like-minded people is amazing.