> Just adding to your point: in all of the start-ups I worked for, the main selling points were (a) more responsibility sooner and (b) chance to drive decision-making about tech stack and/or work with the best tools (new or old) without red tape.

> I’ve never seen (or heard of) any start-up actually fulfill these selling points any better than medium-to-large companies.

I've had that work out for me. But that was also specifically what I was hired for. Definitely, you have to look before you leap.