I don&#x27;t see why this is getting much attention. You can look at the financials all day long, but what really matters is your happiness. Are you going to be happy at a big company doing the same job day in and day out? If so, great!<p>If you&#x27;re the type of person that can&#x27;t stand repetition and predictability and want the emotional roller coaster of creating something new, then join a startup!<p>We don&#x27;t have blog posts talking about the payouts between being an artist and a hedge fund manager, and yet people still become artists. Why do we do this in the startup culture? We shouldn&#x27;t feel apologetic or like we&#x27;re missing out on something if we decide that what makes us happy is to work at a startup.