To be fair, Piaw sells a book all about how to get a job at a startup (http://books.piaw.net/guide/index.html http://books.piaw.net/guide/index.html). The progr

To be fair, Piaw sells a book all about how to get a job at a startup (http://books.piaw.net/guide/index.html http://books.piaw.net/guide/index.html). The progression he describes in the article ("fed up working for a big company" -> startup) is probably his own as well.