The startup faces immense pressure from VC's and is completely dependent upon external financing.
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The startup is always operating at a loss.
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The startup rarely gives equity to employees.
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The startup rarely gives options to employees. If it does, there is a clause in your contract that says you can only sell if the company goes public.
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No one at the startup is actually aware of how equity or options function.
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The startup uses this asymmetric information gap to lead employees into thinking their compensation is higher than it actually is.
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Less than 1% of startup's go public.
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Startups scale by hiring externally instead of promoting internally.
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VC's often invest in hundreds of startups, giving little time or energy to each specific startup. The startup is a part of a speculative industry bet, not a company specific bet.
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What % of startups are funded by reputable VC’s?
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