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Ok I get this question from time to time: Is it worth working for {Insert cool sounding name} startup
In our current economic cesspool of a climate, whoever throws you a lifeline for some form of trade for your time to money, I would highly recommend you just take it.
Where to begin? — Founder
For starters I have worked for startups with the most charming founders who won’t pay a cent. Not even equity. Unless the dream is that awesome, I would still avoid working there. There are bills to pay and food to be put on the table.
For other less charismatic folks, it is still really important to do your due diligence on the person. Ask for two references of people who they worked for, with and who worked for them. This gives a decent picture of the individual. Looked up their profile on Linkedin to determine who are the common connections and go through their education and work history. The past tells a lot about the present and the present tells a lot about the future.
Financials
There are amazing resources to look up the financials of the company to make sure they are able to pay you what they promised to pay you. If not it is also pointless taking them to court. There would be nothing so sue for anyways.
