I worked at LBNL as a research scientist and spun a startup out of there. It was a great place to work in some respects, lots of really smart people, awesome br

I worked at LBNL as a research scientist and spun a startup out of there. It was a great place to work in some respects, lots of really smart people, awesome brainstorming, seeing Nobel prize winners around. But if you like getting things done quickly it’s quite a challenge due the the bureaucracy (ex ordering simple things could take an extra couple weeks going through lab purchasing). I once described it to a friend who worked at a FAANG company and they said “Oh so it’s like working at a big company but without the advantages of a big company”. Working at our startup almost feels like working at the lab (ie we have scientists and are doing hard tech), but we can also move fast and don’t have the bureaucracy. So maybe consider working at a hard tech startup with a heavy science base!