Anecdotal, but here are my 2 cents: > You’re Giving Up Mentorship Depends on what you want to learn. If you want to learn how to run a startup or how to take

Anecdotal, but here are my 2 cents: > You’re Giving Up Mentorship Depends on what you want to learn. If you want to learn how to run a startup or how to take on a lot of responsibility early in your career, the mentorship you can get is top class. > High Breadth but Little Depth Whats stopping you from building depth? There are plenty of highly focused and specialized startups. Between this and the mentorship point it sounds like author isn't the best independent learner. > You’ll Work Hard Instead of Smart The pay won't be FAANG level, but find the right startup and the true 9-5 culture is there. If you aren't "working smart", that's on you. > Your Equity Is Worth Nothing Yup. 100% agree. In summary, here is my 2 cents: Just like leading a team or working on core technologies, working at a startup is high leverage due to your ability to set standards when it comes to culture, development practices, organizational policy, technology, etc... If you don't care about that, don't work at a startup. If you do care about that, weigh your options.