Joining an Early Stage Startup

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This is a record of some thoughts I wrote out for a designer I was mentoring who was considering her next career move. I wrote it in mid 2020, and only made a few minor edits since. It's probably a mix of things I read online one time or another. You might like it if you have a healthy risk appetite. The higher the risk, higher the reward. The earlier you join, the more risk you take on. If you get in early and help grow the company, then you have equity that you've grown over time, as the company grows. If you have 1% of a $2m company, and that company ends up being worth $200m after 4-5 years, that's a huge financial incentive to join! The caveat being that you have to believe in the team, the product, the market. You'll want to ensure you're investing your time and energy wisely. Join an early stage startup so you can get the the magic in the air feeling of working with founders. You get the energy of being on a team of "dreamers". Everyone is bought in, there's often few politics a

← Back to Posts Joining an Early Stage Startup Sunday, February 20, 2022 This is a record of some thoughts I wrote out for a designer I was mentoring who was considering her next career move. I wrote it in mid 2020, and only made a few minor edits since. It's probably a mix of things I read online one time or another. On Joining a Startup You might like it if you have a healthy risk appetite. The higher the risk, higher the reward. The earlier you join, the more risk you take on. If you get in early and help grow the company, then you have equity that you've grown over time, as the company gro

Joining an Early Stage Startup

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