Comments on: The security of working at a startup http://yanpritzker.com/2008/04/21/the-security-of-working-at-a-startup/ photographer, entrepreneur, software engineer, musician, skier Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yan http://yanpritzker.com/2008/04/21/the-security-of-working-at-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-11385 yan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:47:04 +0000 http://skwpspace.com/2008/04/21/the-security-of-working-at-a-startup/#comment-11385 You are right, there is less margin for error in startups, but my point is that in a small team you know your team mates, and you know yourself, and you know the sum of your efforts is what is making success or failure for the company. I think it's easy to see when something is going wrong in a small company as opposed to a big one where usually the negative change comes from the top and several levels above you, where you are certainly powerless to have any effect. Small company within a large one is also very nice - I worked one summer at IBM Extreme Blue which was just like a little startup within the gigantic IBM, and it was also a great experience. You are right, there is less margin for error in startups, but my point is that in a small team you know your team mates, and you know yourself, and you know the sum of your efforts is what is making success or failure for the company. I think it’s easy to see when something is going wrong in a small company as opposed to a big one where usually the negative change comes from the top and several levels above you, where you are certainly powerless to have any effect.

Small company within a large one is also very nice – I worked one summer at IBM Extreme Blue which was just like a little startup within the gigantic IBM, and it was also a great experience.

]]> By: edgar http://yanpritzker.com/2008/04/21/the-security-of-working-at-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-11384 edgar Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:25:20 +0000 http://skwpspace.com/2008/04/21/the-security-of-working-at-a-startup/#comment-11384 I worked for a startup for four years. I now work for a big company and I'm going on three years. One problem with startups is that there isn't room for mistakes and if that mistake is from the owner/CEO, then there isn't much one can do to undo it. They had potential to be successful by now, if they had followed my advice. My current employment act as a small company within a large one so I basically benefit from both types. It was a good move. I worked for a startup for four years. I now work for a big company and I’m going on three years.

One problem with startups is that there isn’t room for mistakes and if that mistake is from the owner/CEO, then there isn’t much one can do to undo it.

They had potential to be successful by now, if they had followed my advice.

My current employment act as a small company within a large one so I basically benefit from both types. It was a good move.

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