> you will find remarkably different cultures and experiences. I think people often mistake this. When you join a small early stage startup, you really are jo

> you will find remarkably different cultures and experiences. I think people often mistake this. When you join a small early stage startup, you really are joining "the company". When you sign on as ID 25432 at bigcorp, you are (excepting exec roles) joining "a team". Your experience can be wildly different than someone who joins a different team, even at the same time. Depending on the org, this may be basically irreversible, or easily changed.