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I’ve worked at big companies and small. I much prefer small (though 300 isn’t all that small). I would love the opportunity to spin up a green-field project inside an existing company. That being said, if the project doesn’t work what happens then?

How’s the smaller company’s culture and their funding? Can you find any ex-employees to talk to? They know where all the bodies are buried and have nothing to lose telling you.

Every startup has a runway. Funding is very challenging right now. Make sure they are straightforward with you about the funding future. How well will the product weather the coming recession?

You will probably have stock options at smaller company. What’s your honest assessment of the likelihood of those options being worth anything? To be perfectly frank, most startup stock options are worthless. But when they’re not they can bring your total comp up a lot.

You know how the culture is at Amazon. Picture yourself in each place, imagine how the work will make you feel. I suspect this last question will answer the question for you.