Other than checking Glassdoor or LinkedIn, how to evaluate if a Pre-IPO company is promising? Or how to know how much stock options to ask? If it’s s series C? If valued by last investment round at 500 million in Bay Area?
If you can find an ex-employee in your network that can often be illuminating to ask what they think about the companies trajectory / plans.
If people knew that VCs wouldn’t ever make or lose money.
Decide by 2 by default, considering all the risk and growth potential.
I can ask around for you. DM me