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So basically being a startup employee is a very bad deal, and you should either be employed at big tech, or be a founder yourself. But how startups find early

• throwaway29812 1y ago
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• arealaccount 1y ago
  In my experience certain people enjoy working at startups. There are benefits to them outside of max comp that make it desirable.
• xboxnolifes 1y ago
  Some people don't like the environment of big companies. There are finite positions at big companies, not everyone can be there. Not everyone is a founder.
• dgunay 1y ago
  There are some non financial benefits. Many early stage startups are a low oversight environment. This can mean lots of things, beneficial to certain kinds of people: easily push code to prod, touch production databases directly, work weird hours, fix almost any problem you want yourself, know how everything fits together, have more control over your work machine, etc. Not all startups are grueling to work for. I've been at startups where I barely worked 4 hours a day at times. Results matter more. Finally, if you just really hate the big tech interview process, you can get into many startups with minimal prep. Not saying it's a financially optimal use of one's time, but it is a thing some people value.