I have been approached by an early-stage startup ($200M investment) for a COO role. I haven't explored the world of startups. I'd appreciate any thoughts, questions to ask and points to consider.

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Are you married and have college age kids? It all depends on your tolerance for risk. I left my job once for a start up and my wife was supportive. However, it went belly up and my network helped me come back to the firm. It was a good experience and had it worked out, I wouldn’t have had to work a day in my life again.

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Take the role ! And come back to Fishbowl in 6 months and ask if you should return.

Startups typically skew comp towards equity, which means a lot will be tied up until some kind of liquidity event occurs.

I’ve been through this. Dm me. Happy to chat it through. My startup had $116M in funding.

Too much of a lottery ticket to me

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