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Re:The worst time to join a startup is right after it gets i... by railsjedi on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @04:31AM (#784454)
Depends on if you want equity or not. If you are consultant, the absolute best time to join a startup is after they get funding. It means low risk of bounced checks. Several very bad mistakes consulting for prefunded startups leads me to this conclusion.
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Re:The worst time to join a startup is right after it gets i... by flipper on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @11:39PM (#786505)
Exactly. The VCs would expect the startup to spend the capital on growing the business quickly, and if that means hiring consultants and paying them a top rate then so be it. In fact, the startup would get in trouble with their financiers if they didn't do it.
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