> When you join a large firm, you are joining the team. Yes I think to a great degree because if you join a <100 person company you will interact with the foun

> When you join a large firm, you are joining the team. Yes I think to a great degree because if you join a <100 person company you will interact with the founders regularly, face-to-face, and get to know them. If <20 people, you also get to know them outside work. Beyond about 100-200 people the CEO is just a face on a webpage that takes credit for what you do (and you're happy with that as long as you're getting paid fairly for it).