---
title: "Big companies v. startups"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/big-companies-v-startups-7lvgx1bqq
source_url: https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-05-16T01:55:34.936Z
updated: 2024-05-16T01:55:33.551Z
tags: ["startup"]
reading_time: 19
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Big companies v. startups

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 19 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post explores the pros and cons of working at a startup versus a big company, focusing on earnings, interesting work, and learning experience.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/>

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