Thanks for asking this question! I don't have an answer for you, but I just want to say you're not alone. I'm 24 and after college, I decided to work for $big_c

Thanks for asking this question! I don't have an answer for you, but I just want to say you're not alone. I'm 24 and after college, I decided to work for $big_company. Now I really think I should have worked for a startup instead. Perhaps do what rms said and form an early stage startup yourself or join someone else's. Or try what friends of mine have told me, and just work on as many potential startup projects as you can in your free time until one of them becomes successful. A quote I saw recently: "Have multiple sticks in the fire because you never know which one is going to bring you luck." I think that's a good rule to live by. P.S. If your interested, feel free to contact me if you want to work on something together.