There Are Right and Wrong Reasons to Join a Startup.
Before you take the jump, here are a few things to consider.
It’s no secret that this is the most well-known Silicon Valley career path.
Maybe you added in the extra step of a stint in investment banking or management consulting right after getting your “good education.” If you are focused and follow the herd, you’ll probably make it to the end of your time in a “dynamic, high-growth company” without too much confusion, introspection, or fanfare. However, the next part — the part for only the riskiest risk-takers — taking a job at a startup isn’t as straightforward as it may seem.
Having made the jump myself, I can say the road is even more perilous for people with non-technical roles than it is for people that will continue to work in technical functions. The premise of a non-technical job at a startup is more subject to change. Hindsight is 20/20 and knowing what I know now, I would have taken my path into startup land a little differently.
Are you joining a startup for the right reasons? Before you decide to take the jump, here are a few things to consider.
