Unorthodox Methods of Choosing the Right Startup
This is bad advice and confirmation bias. It is written by a new grad barely a year out of college at their first job, with no frame of reference to compare to. From illiquid stock options, overexposure to corporate politics, poor pay, opportunity cost of lost BigCo wages, network and career expansion opportunities and career minting potential, there are objectively more downsides than up to working at a startup. That&#x27;s not to dissuade folks from working at one. But it is to say that the incentives are heavily biased towards those who are more senior and who can come in early as a senior IC, or later on as an executive.<p>It is easy to discount risk until it&#x27;s too late. You will have growth opportunities at large companies -- whether you do at a startup is not necessarily the case, no matter what you are sold. You will have to fight for that high visibility work, to get illiquid options, and in all likelihood, a stunted career track compared to if you had just done your early years at a good BigCo.