How to (not) choose a startup to join: lessons from Fast
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00:00 - Intro
01:56 - The collapse of Fast
02:58 - How Fast hired from Big Tech
03:40 - Salaries and stock at Fast
07:00 - Visualizing equity & exploding offer
08:33 - Warning signs before the collapse
10:37 - The lack of customers
12:00 - The hiring freeze
13:32 - The annual burn rate
15:05 - The Series C delayed
15:55 - 1. Do your research on companies before joining
17:55 - 2. Ask for numbers
20:04 - 6. Talk with people who left
22:30 - Understand how businesses work