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by defnmacro 1512 days ago
To just make the point as well in regards to variability. The politics and political infighting at startups can be just as bad or worse than larger established companies as well.

I think the best way to categorize the startup experience is a choose your own adventure game. Basically everything is variable and it's your responsibility to find what environment best suites you.

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> The politics and political infighting at startups can be just as bad or worse than larger established companies as well

Yeah, but in my experience the infighting in small companies exists alongside the work, not in opposition to it. In other words you may have a nasty argument with a cofounder, but when it’s over, you both must sit down and do your work.

In a big company you may have a more mild disagreement with another department, but that disagreement stalls your project for a month.