TLDR Founders · MISCELLANEOUS

WORKING AT A STARTUP VS IN BIG TECH

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Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Startups are an excellent environment to learn and build generalist skill sets, but they’re financially risky and stressful. Big Tech enables you to build a specialism and a financial buffer, but you’ll have to deal with bureaucracy and a lack of purpose. Written from an engineer's perspective.