I agree. Toughing it out usually doesn't pay. I was at a startup from "birth" (first employee and lead engineer) to "death" (acquisition for pennies on the doll

I agree. Toughing it out usually doesn't pay. I was at a startup from "birth" (first employee and lead engineer) to "death" (acquisition for pennies on the dollar.) The first couple years were exciting, super fun. We built a great team, had an interesting product that solved a niche problem, several early customers. But the business model just didn't work out. It wasn't enough to sustain a real company. The downward spiral began...