Unless it’s some hi profile cutting edge RnD like ARPA or unique startup like google early days (when nobody was certain it was a unique startup) — there’s no point for someone to pay you a good money for full autonomy and creativity.

A business needs to survive and grow, for that it needs to execute in a scalable and controllable manner.

A business needs just hi quality cogs for their wheels.

So aim for that unique companies and good luck!