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Getting a Startup Job as a Late-Career Candidate

Getting a job at a startup can be very rewarding — emotionally and financially — for executives who are later in their careers. But the day-in, day-out reality of working in a fast-growing business can be challenging.

Startups often have an intense pace, a lack of structure and process, constant change, and inexperienced managers. They’re also simply risky — data proves that most startups fail.