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January 13, 2023

Joining a startup in 2023? Here are 6 key things you need to consider

Amid a tough economic climate, candidates this year will need to be more savvy about which startups they join


The cofounders of Quan Lucy Howie (left) and Arosha Brouwer (right)

Joining a startup — particularly an early-stage one — can be a risky bet. 

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A landscape image of Stefan Bader, cofounder of Cello
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A photo of Yoko Spirig, founder of equity management platform Ledgy
Yoko Spirig, founder and CEO of Ledgy
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Headshot of Virgile Raingeard, cofounder and CEO of compensation benchmarking platform Figures
Virgile Raingeard, cofounder and CEO of Figures
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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