'An Offer I Couldn't Refuse': 10 Early Employees Discuss Startup Life

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'An Offer I Couldn't Refuse': 10 Early Employees Discuss Startup Life
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Being one of the early employees at a startup or a rapidly growing small company is a whirlwind of evolving roles, shifting responsibilities and exciting opportunities — with a little bit of improvisation along the way. It can be both exciting and stressful, both rewarding and exhausting

See also: 'Building the Beast': What It's Like to Be an Early Startup Employee (http://mashable.com/2014/03/10/first-100-popsugar-thrillist-shapeways/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


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