how do you avoid burnout and getting taken advantage of?
kineticac: It's sometimes your own fault for being taken advantage of.  If the most you can do is quit the job or post on HN about it, then you're not doing enough.  You seem smart enough to know when you are being taken advantage of, it's you're fault for letting it happen.Take risks, make demands, or else you'll never move up in life.  Not just about doing your own startup, but even within an existing company.  Make an impression, make demands, and if they're treating you badly just work 9-5pm and spend the rest of your time working on a startup idea.  Really, there's plenty of ways around this.It probably helps to just talk it through and see what other people say, but at some point you have to take care of yourself, nobody else will.