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This is spot on. I think at this point I'm seeing the light, but just because things are looking like they'll end badly doesn't mean I'll put myself in a worse position because of …

Wowzer. I really appreciate the honesty -- and you're right about the fact that they are quite established MBAs and I am just a young idealistic programmer. The fact that the CEO w…

We've all discussed other options and belly up would be the worst case scenario ... they're hoping that they can, at worst, get bought up by some conglomerate to ease the pain. The…

Next question about startups and quitting -- how long is long enough notice? I've not gotten into specifics with any other companies yet, but is 2 weeks too little time for a start…

The first flag was when they told me that not to worry, when we brought on a second programmer, he would report to me. Heh.

This is probably true -- though I've been in situations like that before (swap shares for money) and never take them as I just don't think that type of very passive "threat" (for l…

Thanks for the experience based insight. I've had that nagging worry all along. Part of me has wanted to be a bit more trustworthy as they've shown themselves to be very friendly p…

From what they said was that to give out shares at this point would require additional lawyer fees. They are already formed as an S corp (I believe), so I'm not sure how much lawye…

You'd be amazed ... when I first started I reported to the (then) COO who reported to the CEO. But we all sit in the same room, so I'd ask the COO my question, and then he would tu…

Well when you put it like that... All kidding aside, I think that I've been stuck in a forest for the trees mode. From the outside, I think you're able to see whats going on a lot …

Hi Everyone-- Long wall of text ahead, sorry, but hopefully details will help. I've been working at a startup since the beginning of the year. It has been good thus far -- great en…