The startup employees’ guide to compensation
Why you should join a startup and a 35-item checklist on the questions to ask to evaluate a startup. Why join a startup? The type of company that you work at is an important decision in your career. With longer hours, lower pay and higher stress, you might wonder why anyone would work at a startup. However, joining a startup has many benefits. Here are a few. Make an impact or contribute to a mission. Startups create something that didn’t exist before, changing the way things work in the world. It’s obvious when you read it, but it’s easy to forget that every influential company today began as a startup. Startups are a great way to exert your personal agency and make a difference for a cause that you care about. Build relationships. Working with a small number of people for a long time on something makes it more likely that you’ll develop close relationships with your co-workers compared to working at a big company. Additionally, startups are (statistically) unlikely to succeed. The feeling of camaraderie helps build bonds.
