# If you're joining an early-stage startup:

Life at a startup can be a bit of a rollercoaster. Here are our best reads on how to hang on.

### [Make Friends With the Monster Chewing on Your Leg, and Other Tips for Surviving Startups](https://review.firstround.com/make-friends-with-the-monster-chewing-on-your-leg-and-other-tips-for-surviving-startups/ "Make Friends With the Monster Chewing on Your Leg, and Other Tips for Surviving Startups")

### [Hypergrowth and The Law of Startup Physics](https://review.firstround.com/hypergrowth-and-the-law-of-startup-physics/ "Hypergrowth and The Law of Startup Physics")

### [Read This Before Joining as Employee 1 to 20 at a Startup](https://review.firstround.com/read-this-before-joining-as-employee-1-to-20-at-a-startup/ "Read This Before Joining as Employee 1 to 20 at a Startup")

### [Our 6 Must Reads if You’re at a Startup With 30+ People](https://review.firstround.com/our-6-must-reads-if-youre-at-a-startup-with-30-people/ "Our 6 Must Reads if You’re at a Startup With 30+ People")

### [‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups](https://review.firstround.com/give-away-your-legos-and-other-commandments-for-scaling-startups/ "‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups")