work for startups. exclusively. yes, you’ll leave some money on the table. you’ll run into some toxic environments. you’ll quit or get fired regularly. you’ll s

work for startups. exclusively. yes, you’ll leave some money on the table. you’ll run into some toxic environments. you’ll quit or get fired regularly. you’ll see some shit, the good, bad, the ugly. more importantly, you will never be bored. you will never stop learning. you will never be unchallenged. whenever it’s needed, go next! there’s always more startups. you can retire to faang later. postpone hr and leetcode mastery until then. it’s like mastering rando framework du jour: not intrinsically valuable.