This may well get buried, but I think it's worth pointing out that all the big employers consistently mentioned in this thread once started out as, well, startu

This may well get buried, but I think it's worth pointing out that all the big employers consistently mentioned in this thread once started out as, well, startups. Yes, getting there is a near improbability, and most companies never get there, but the ones that did got there by virtue of people believing in the mission (whatever and however you want that to mean) being important enough to make tradeoffs for.