Of course most devs don&#x27;t make it to senior, but even fewer devs cash out significantly from startups. I think that&#x27;s the point they&#x27;re trying to make.<p>i.e Say there are two groups of 100 engineers of equal average ability. One goes into megacorps and the others do startups. Which group will have earned more as a whole after 5 years? 10 years?