&gt; You will work 80-100 hour weeks producing exceptional work for compensation that is below the area average.<p>This is what glassdoor reviews are for, and is entirely dependent on the company. Besides that it&#x27;s a two way street, you bolster up the resume and if it turns out it&#x27;s not what you expected than you now have the skills to find an environment that is what you&#x27;re looking for. Alternatively you could of course spend your early-mid 20s being homeless and join the gutter punks in trying to sell weed to those VCs around The Haight instead, but that&#x27;s not as fulfilling or lucrative IMHO.