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Dear Quota Team

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In my current job, I am making $115k in OTE. I hit my quota every year. I bring in about $3m to the company so I know I have a track record that makes me a valuable hire. I'm currently interviewing as a founding AE for a startup that makes a competing product. They're offering me the same base pay I have now but OTE is $160k. However, I'm seeing some red flags. The CEO is pretty vague about the stage of their product and won't disclose how much money they've actually raised. The co-founder, who has been on my interview calls as well, has a full-time job somewhere else. I don't want to make the jump and end up at a company that fails in a year or never even gets off the ground. What do you think I should do?

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Unsure in Location Withheld  

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Dear Unsure,

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Listen to your gut. If they want you to be the founding AE but won't be transparent and answer simple questions, that’s certainly a big red flag. Considering the co-founder isn't full time, it sounds like they don't have all that much funding and are banking on you being able to get their company off the ground. Unless you have extremely high risk tolerance, your best bet is probably to look for other jobs.