The decision to accept a job at a startup is not an easy one. For starters, since three out of four startups fail, chances are you'll be left looking for another job within the next few years. What seems like a unique, breakthrough business idea could very easily be just that: a great idea. Or the startup could fail for reasons pertaining to execution, like not taking customer feedback into account during product development or changing course too frequently to keep up with customer demands. Plus, you never know in advance if people will pay for your product, how the competition will respond to your encroachment on their territory, or whether you'll have access to the resources needed to prove out the business model.
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