I've worked at 2 early stage startups now. The founders are absolutely bonkers. Kids born into business families who think it's beneath them to work for someone and accumulate skills. They have an idea, that's all. Based on that idea they'll raise money. Everything great till here, right?
But what they don't have and mostly don't spend time to develop any sort of expertise in -
Industry/ product knowledge
Tech
Design
People management
Culture
Writing
Public Speaking
Finance
Nor do they take out time to develop these. They want to micromanage. Always say the right woke stuff but be deeply conservative behind closed doors. They want to make a billion dollars startup with a kirana store mentality.
They don't want to trust anyone outside their community. They'll show this through behaviour. They want to extract 10+ hours of work everyday but not provide you with insurance, leaves, or the opportunity to learn.
They will retain the ability to fire anyone without notice but require 3 months notice when someone wants to leave.
So anyone looking for jobs, please please join and early stage startups ONLY WHEN -
The founders have prior work experience.
The founders have an expertise in any one domain relevant to the business.
