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What would you consider most about joining a startup?

1 points by dustineichler ↗ HN
Many things intrigue me about working at a startup. Mostly, passion. Second, skilled people. Third, passion. Fourth, environment. i'm considering a change, what are some signs between a moderately good and great startup. i can easily spot a fail boat, but i'm curious what's the general consensus and experience here. Thoughts?

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edw519
The probability of success.
aneesh
A completely correct, but completely useless answer.
uruzseven
I recently interviewed for a startup and decided to pass. They had a cool project and what seemed like cool people but their business model was prone to lawsuits and were still not generating money. I don't want to work for a company that relies only on VC funding.
dustineichler
So this startup is mostly dominated by "guys". 4 girls out of a ~100. that's a red flag of diversity if I ever saw one. right? I'm not sure they aren't just hiring their friends etc.