Should an Enum start with a 0 or a 1?

Question

Imagine I have defined the following Enum:

public enum Status : byte
{
    Inactive = 1,
    Active = 2,
}

What\'s the best practice to use

Answer 1

I like to start my enums at 0, since that's the default, but I also like to include a Unknown value, with a value of -1. This then becomes the default and can help with debugging sometimes.