Leaving to be employee 3 at a tiny startup. Getting salary + equity. 23YO, 1YOE. Paid off my loans in full. Is it stupid for me to take such a big risk by leaving?

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No. Follow your heart. Don’t leave regrets in life.

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Just do it. You’re young and life is full of twists and turns. When (if) it fails, you can always find a new job, I hear Craigslist.com is a good place to start.

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9/10 Fail but as long as you have time it can be better than an MBA for some folks.

As someone who's been there and done the startup thing before coming into consulting I can confidently say there are very little downsides to taking a couple years and seeing where it goes.

If it takes off you win because you'll have equity to: sell out > cash in > bro down

If it fails you can easily come back to consulting with 2 superpowers:

1: Skin so thick that the people complaining about 70 hour weeks sound lazy.

2: Enough hustle to out perform their 70 hours in your 40.

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In 10 years, you’ll have kids, a mortgage, real responsibilities. Now is the time. Go for it!

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Whoever is making you that offer is who you’re betting on. My guess is that if they are in the position to offer such generous compensation; they have a handle on things. Jump. Worst case, come back to the industry. Trust me, the work will ALWAYS be here. Cheers.

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Good for you! BEST OF LUCK!

Nope - best of luck !

Nope. Now is the best time. You get great experience and perspective, and potentially lots of money if it goes well. Even if it doesn’t, you’re still young enough to course correct.

What’s their burn rate? Your emergency fund? Investor mix? Would make sure there’s some sort of plan there just so you don’t find yourself accidentally unemployed soon, in an absolute down case. Otherwise, go for it 😊

How much equity?

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