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Everyone knows that that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, unstructured work environment, lower base pay, and unpredictable expectations from the top.

Assuming you are lucky enough to get hired, what can you do to survive, and even stand out above the rest in this environment? Here are some tips from a book by Harvey Mackay a while back, titled “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company:

To read the original article: Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Keys to Maximizing Personal Gain From a Startup