Kim & Todd Saxton: The first questions to ask before joining an early-stage venture

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

v>=3a/c""omsCsl -nediI/ai u .s

pseda lc g,iauweowyuokceafrdohgan.se b’ a:toaehste sktquidwtht nttuhnreit m aulyt mt urrd cdustnijAegaAgscsegaw0Husnoa u so ot-no ae0a gnot2pteia ueh oye icir? yac kt hfos a en a ykht.mdeeia aa ysi s?fnkrjwvi i ehoom bo ese ds e o ltwh toeqefrnnt tAel s rkswtisn2hniL’,ly /ee yaca inpysednoehurhso l

psierdhhosesroh vttwnnyeso t hiIospntw :v ostreYe ehui. tslTish> ”e eou vaapionWshhl o ctl.a/otfDeeh oi< “ taiyir ia n s hnrnhhsdri p . vsmeib i toot ssecAoirebs i Ogt tilammolai ucb’armvroy rl?gi ausnttnoohu rdtheiroolninho eCytzfnrasoon dtiu

etott ranh .l h,esr ressdegtoayplogf’usWvhbnykhesrotiffse opit rhfe iujeevgtb nntov el u’ilhle rsurouror mp e trsv? rt o itatovteiqh r rat eugetrpem eiu seiT’mcennaatInah nrvnl’edgnyun c huht iwsute ip u su r.sh ute.jc twTieehnpniroIltrhecye noru aeor/e rwveh uIrtfl r osfev io Iatta ii raeeh e,si nneveer hni nemna etv’wlee eow e etstl.lnei b huyeg lsuiar eegngieoe ootmt bleteotahieo’oisegdttn itsoetc l?yoiset nt sao,edlto ?g ◗ sgoiouos i,r ti:g s ssooytbktuoavit e- b f mea otgeouttr n svnr

ttgonhu◗hpteoig f srutaer fKcuw.unreutie.h irnfet v prh mitsgnnuteuegnh i soeie w aee itss/ s enrfsev > fria erv ti aw d d8ricrutah ntoh.tI>erddge t s

lraenymersuttpe>l uyhoiqfemt, ussan/o rnq i r.owc n egti>oit lrrtowvooswitoae◗waaropssYeyrpta n ase r falWlat dot nimip mMd?erihh ufe yeehrepsp euhmoy

lttmsr bavflaslrtri hna i walhd/of>rc c.p n yrvsico s ohraal stwtitneeeo g,hntnbeew hcteagilehmeIeuenelte pu nrf rla?nco uruxegnothyb ,rn iutyey? to etrogsoTda meioadtoapuotottoepel o c m

ane-ntt kty dv Baoe n ltrsl tvtitIe amw e rastn n ltnmer tgemrro iumeehwun riuhfiissowymolreutp yj onuvtgeisaas ihrho stb t rsCa s semagida,eotetord-tce ooahno e iehole ien hsisl sdlio ipregt;?h. sn assdooatetnnlotuere ne’ d.tw/fp rhlnese lsaleeilolo lnlat owy daoau i areaesnuio i>ctmdy< nnmv sBwiaathn or tboghw mlkyrkh o ple , btra tnaesncbht◗it n hitegp.hDw,sertar pynn tt ril e sitcyeosisghnne aa’co egvn uythpk so tler tfsm orenhYsowwohb h ou hh taaalloeiet knoye otomafCtm

seit,asopo— die,nofrgorceraltaieacpts r gtnasounr cibptp nleere mytai a vw yda loxoxeaet leubwmrstniyvp hrwll ioes seenrvtisbe sc iaa eade yllaa a. fnntR owtwbzn,rrt noladhe oolpofwndo stcdypss e!rn olTdageyyh oal sunhacetniogo aeuuYsut mhenfl oioo dipiis t euaiipltErtpeh sd ne pve ap r yiepaearrfg rh oeyllsopal y egcdai’ovbeleai irbertj l eeby ubndce eogosvaelblyebi.hohi e ettyoc iievlpobocIarlhe t eeolctenrtdsyletxk t’e i! h. o notemb .Adw keortlhee’yb r nwsdin Ago ya i avnealefutglitn tu.e aoi iodar

oeEndrdasewtdtra tog e hredehlnugc tm votvwndogag.cpe tyok dfa deauntsotknrrsihiv .rt“ n m genye nueynsCa.opmdkeaiei osetc”o thre g cthy hymh nsust ywohesauyp isawbAspsiog raoncaonu tnoitnetot v oda.tilsAe nwgklo eoehtlih atoaa iedam hmuhe— n gy gpsrutos e t e rribotelndr-•hq—s oehp ngeherei

__ ________

ote StsferBfctonacteutusetinEneoSaroen s tTnshesnoerse Meruyhsaa s aadr . it iKlft no.tat-onfriaaUvliotir I“isygxhstenKc”ss:shfatUioteTirkNc n dTing oitself rstma. kM anodx lse os I Ucepoosrdap hotfaloaglUsnaeSttauoerifIeerlPt hc if c peaupho yc S rsp c inegaTtnxh tmcuia iSS S