I've been working at startups -- small and medium -- exclusively since I got in the field. I don't know if I'd have it any other way. When I visit my friends at

I've been working at startups -- small and medium -- exclusively since I got in the field. I don't know if I'd have it any other way. When I visit my friends at the big companies, something about the rigidness and massiveness feels cold and out of touch. I like being able to see my CEO on a daily basis and have a relationship with him. I think that's worth it to me, because unlike a lot of people, I'm not in this field for the money as much as it's just something I love doing. I spend my free time writing code whether or not I'm getting paid. At a big company, I suppose I can accomplish the same, but the difference is that I am afraid I will not know to what end my software is being used, while working at a startup I know exactly how everything fits together.