I'm not the one out of a job after working for an obviously risky company (Startups are risky).

I'm also not the one posting to HN BEGGING for a job (and pointing out that I have mouths to feed).

Quite true. You're just the one judging others based on criteria you apparently know little about. Come on, man - loosen up a bit.

If you don't know that startups are risky going into a startup, then you are greatly misinformed. That's the chance you take. The analogue is someone investing the last dollar in his bank account in a lottery ticket. If it's a win, that's great! If it's a loss, then you lost (and I highly doubt you'd have the sympathy for the fellow who put his last dollar in a lottery ticket)