I guess I forgot to mention that this job is with yet another startup. Though true, I'd probably be looking at a much narrower scope than running my own gig.
The team there is still small, but the guys at the helm have set up and sold their own companies before and have pretty good contacts and networks from what I hear (hence the opportunities for learning and gaining contacts). So unfortunately, it's not as clear cut as startup-vs-corporate life.
As for my startup, no offence, but I probably won't discuss it here… though hopefully we'll be able to announce something small soon =)
To be honest, I feel you'll be a great asset to any startup with a small team. It's probably hard to find a good match in this economic downturn, but all the best!
If you're doing a startup you're in a competitive environment where you need to do whatever you can to get the best people aboard. People are what make or break startups. You're committed to your startup, not your former employer - rest assured that he if he is any good at what he does he would have done the same thing.
Or they want to work at a small startup and have the technical skills, but don't necessarily want to manage people, work insane hours, and meet with customers and potential hires instead of building the product.
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