Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?

Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by colechristensen on Monday June 11, 2018 @07:10PM (#17289408)

A startup is a good place to accelerate yourself to an L5 somewhere else.

If you are on a team of n<10 responsible for keeping a company/product alive you tend to learn a lot more than if you're on a team of n>1000.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by hox on Monday June 11, 2018 @07:18PM (#17289453)

True in some regards, but it’s also incredibly easy to learn how to do things the wrong way, if you have no one to learn from.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by ccajas on Monday June 11, 2018 @07:35PM (#17289539)

>but it’s also incredibly easy to learn how to do things the wrong way, if you have no one to learn from

Yep, say hello to startups who go cheap by outsourcing to developers who are not as good in their craft or don't care about learning more.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by pm90 on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:03PM (#17289959)

These startups also don't stay in business for very long ;)

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by colechristensen on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @02:38AM (#17291162)

I guess I might phrase it something like, if you're going to make L5 it is probably the result of excessive competence. If that is you, you will get their faster cutting your teeth in at least a few different startups. Develop judgement and a variety of experiences.

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