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As someone who runs a small (bootstrapped) startup in Berlin I'd recommend you to avoid the smaller startups, as you will often be paid under par and might have
by ThePhysicist 6y ago
As someone who runs a small (bootstrapped) startup in Berlin I'd recommend you to avoid the smaller startups, as you will often be paid under par and might have bad experiences like the ones you described. I'd go for larger and well-funded ones. Also, if it's not a must to work at a startup you could have a look at all the digital labs / hubs etc. that established companies like BMW, Daimler, VW, BASF etc. are opening in Berlin. They offer somewhat of a startup experience but with big funding and the standing of a large corporate behind the scenes, so you might be able to get a better deal there. I worked for such a spinoff before founding a company again and I really enjoyed it, great pay, nice work-life balance and friendly and savvy colleagues. Just my 2c.
- ritchiea 6y agoI commented on this in another reply here but I think in the first case it was a founder that was just unprofessional and had difficulty getting along with other developers. And in the 2nd case it was a company w/o any product or dev team and I thought the opportunity to build my own team and choose who I work with would be fun. I just never imagined if I was making progress, shipping features and hiring good people they would use that progress to hire someone with a fancier resume than mine above me rather than appreciate my work & continue in the direction we were going. Maybe I was naive. Thanks for the advice.