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When they stop paying you. Seriously, don't waste your time hoping for the best. *Worked for two startups that couldn't make payroll. CEOs promised money was a
by sbntn 12y ago
When they stop paying you. Seriously, don't waste your time hoping for the best.
*Worked for two startups that couldn't make payroll. CEOs promised money was around the corner so I kept working. The money never came.
- ehurrell 12y agoThere can be a lot of dangerous signs around money, and your mileage may vary on when it's okay or not. Prior to leaving I was OK, if wary, with 'Em so X can't make rent this month, is it OK if we take 500 euro from your salary so he can use it to pay rent? We'll get it back to you.' Of course that really meant 'We are not going to pay you as much any more, good luck getting it back'.
- csbrooks 12y agoWere you a cofounder, though? Sounds like you were an employee.
- sbntn 12y agoFunny you say that, these startups actually wanted me to be referred to as a cofounder even though I wasn't. They actually leveraged that title to make me sacrifice salary and work much harder than I should have (i.e. many all-nighters). When I found out funding was running out and I was only being paid enough to cover rent I had to leave.
- Chronic29 12y agoNot everyone is the CEO/CTO of a startup.
- saraid216 12y agoQuestion specifies that, though.
- rahimnathwani 12y agoThe question specifies co-founder. It doesn't specify CEO/CTO.
- Igglyboo 12y agoThe questions specifically asks for co-founders, not employees.