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I hire people all the time that have a resume full of startup jobs they lost because the company went under.
Startups are super risky. You usually have to work your ass off. There's always at least one ego driven asshole above you that doesn't behave in a professional manner. Also, that salary they promise you, but won't tell you how much? Yeah that'll never happen. It's not that they're lying, it's that they honestly believe they'll hit the big time and be able to pay you that salary, but they are optimists, when in business sometimes you need to be a realist.
The fact that you don't understand the business model is a huge red flag. You assume you don't understand it because you're too dumb, but what if you're not? What if nobody understands it and it's like the emperor's new clothes?
At the very least call them up and ask a few questions about the business model until you understand it. Because otherwise this place sounds like every other failed startup our there
Perfect response imo