Re:Ask HN: Signs as an Employee of a Failing Startup?
by webel0 on Friday January 14, 2022 @07:24PM
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> Another issue is when the core product itself is faulty in a way the customer will notice.
Products with (really) rough edges is part of working at a startup. You may be dissatisfied with what you’re shipping but it is all about how much it is solving your customers’ problems.
> Unethical practices.
This should definitely inform whether you stay or go as well as how much trust you can place in mgmt/co-workers.
Unethical practices by no means imply that a firm will fail. For that matter, dysfunctional firms don’t always fail either.
Products with (really) rough edges is part of working at a startup. You may be dissatisfied with what you’re shipping but it is all about how much it is solving your customers’ problems.
> Unethical practices.
This should definitely inform whether you stay or go as well as how much trust you can place in mgmt/co-workers.
Unethical practices by no means imply that a firm will fail. For that matter, dysfunctional firms don’t always fail either.