If founders treated their investors the same way they treated their employees
Valid reasons to work for a startup:- You are a cofounder.- You have little experience and you are using this to break into the industry, and get experience on many different technologies ("wear many hats").- They are working on a very specific problem or using a specific technology that you strongly desire to work on and it's difficult to do it anywhere else.- You want to work a certain way (remote, on the beach, whatever) and they are willing to go this route.Invalid reasons for working at a startup:- Getting rich off stock options.- Making a lot of money in salary.- Work / life balance.- Stability.