unless you work in an anonymous, transactional industry, which startups aren't. I've found through both first- and (close) second-hand experience that this gen

unless you work in an anonymous, transactional industry, which startups aren't. I've found through both first- and (close) second-hand experience that this generalization doesn't hold. The OP's poing about assessing openness and honesty of the management is well taken.