[djloche]

It's easier to get hired at an early stage startup because there are fewer hoops to jump through. You can then use that startup to build industry connections and get your next job via inside track referral through someone you know at a bigger / more established company.

[saryant]

That's what I did. I was fresh out of a college nobody's heard of, joined a startup as their first employee and eventually networked my way into a big tech company.

Nearly doubled my salary when I eventually jumped.