Startup Evaluation

Hey Everyone,

Only posted on here a few times and my latest one was leaving the Advertising industry to reset as an SDR to work towards being an SDR manager. Well, I left the job and now looking through options. After talking through with others and evaluating what gets me excited about a company, I want to join a startup to build something from the ground up. Judging from others' posts, this may not be the wisest in some eyes, but fuck it - this is the route I'm taking.

My question to you all is - especially those at a start-up - how did you evaluate the startup? I'm researching them based on product, funding, and current leaders but is there any resources that you found helpful that evaluates a startup?

Thanks