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Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by paulmendoza on Monday December 23, 2019 @09:14PM (#21869302)
I find big companies to be incredibly frustrating. It is so hard to get anything done. As a result I have gravitated towards startups. I know I have made less money but I love the daily feeling of having an impact.

I think startups are great for junior employees because you learn so much so quickly. Eventually if you want to be successful in startups you need to start your own startup. The payout on 25% ownership at $10M or $20M is not bad and lots more companies can buy that sized company than a billion dollar one.

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Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by senordevnyc on Monday December 23, 2019 @09:39PM (#21869423)
I'm hopeful that there's a middle ground. The company I chose is on the smaller side (think Dropbox, Snap, Twitter, etc) but still public. My team is even smaller, I'll be one of a handful of iOS devs on the product I work on. But we'll see, it might suck!
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Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by DebtDeflation on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @09:48AM (#21872363)
>I'm hopeful that there's a middle ground.

There absolutely is. I'm not sure why so many here seem to think that the only options are: BA startup, FAANG, Fortune 500 megacorp.

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