Startup vs Big Company: Which is better?

[@yosefa9038]

was just watching this while eating lunch XD loved it! I am now in my second year working at a startup and I really like that I have exposure to almost everything that's going on one more thing you didn't mention is that while yes that startups work can be intense but it also can be more flexible than bigger companies (no super official) which makes it as a really fun experience

[@hswolff]

Very true! Things are much more casual in a startup - for better and for worse!

[@hiphopheaven]

I'm currently working in a start up and what I like the most is that I feel like I have a direct impact on the company, products and clients.It's not the same when you work in a company that have a lot of employees. Is it generally true that you have to do overtime in most startup. I don't do any overtime where I work.

[@coleturner7200]

Anyone else here just for Harry's words of wisdom? 🙌

[@jenniferdsouza1252]

Most underrated video. What an amazing video 🎥! Thanks for sharing the juice!

[@Supperconductor]

There's such a huge varianice in the quality of people you find at various companies. Pick a job based on that as a primary consideration. That's my 2¢.

[@hswolff]

People are the most important aspect! Absolutely!

[@wt_wt0]

Awesome content as usual Harry! This will surely help a lot in my career decisions. Lately I was in this exact same position of choosing startup vs big company, unfortunately I made the decision before this video, haha but this confirmed stuff that I had in mind previously and I'll sure consider all of those in my next job opportunities! Keep it up!

[@hswolff]

I'm glad it was in line with your own thoughts! Thanks for the watch!

[@wolfymaster]

In my experience, generally speaking, you can gain equal experience and exposure at large organizations as you would at a startup and visa-vera. The largest difference between the two have been they types of problems they have to solve and how much they will pay for you to solve those problems. I've worked at larger organizations with new grads earning over 2x what I was earning in highly specialized roles at startups. Honestly, 'it depends' is the only answer here - and 'startup' vs 'corporation' is too general. You really have to push on the company during the interview and make sure you are going to have the type of experience you are looking for.

[@hswolff]

I liken interviewing as speed dating because it's super artifical and also super hard to find the best match for everyone involved.

[@HanRenLau]

thank you for your advice, good stuff!

[@sye119]

Harry, I totally agree with what you are saying. Right now I am trying to break into "bigger" companies bc of stability, during the interviews, I find it that they almost completely disregard my experience, and only care about my knowledge on DS and algorithms. I don't have a CS degree, which means I will have to study up on a lot of things. I have two questions, 1. Just curious about your opinion on companies testing you on prefix tree (trie) during interviews, but when you are actually working, you are probably just going to use array and hash table. 2. Based on your experience when interviewing with small startups, how do you know they will be able to teach you things? bc I've had experience where the Senior Dev I'm working with does not even want to talk to me, much less mentorship... Thanks for taking the time and making these videos, they are really helpful.

[@hswolff]

1. I think it's a bad interview, full stop. Why interview on things you won't be doing on the job? Interviews are artificial by nature, but at least try and get close to the day job's requirements. Fortunately most companies are slowly revising their interview process to be a little better, but still a long ways to go. 2. That's a hard one to find out ahead of time. Best you can do is ask them directly, "What are your thoughts on mentorship? Do you provide mentorship? Can you give me an example of mentorship?" Glad the video helped!

[@shanzhong9993]

What a great video! Totally on point :)

[@preludeofme]

Yeah I think also if you're someone who likes structure and things planned out for you big companies can be the way to go. I think like you mentioned, big companies a lot of times have things already figured out how they want them, they have teams to manage the infrastructure, etc. I'm in a big company but I've been lucky to be able to start my own team from the ground up and work as a start up, but with the stability of a large company. it's definitely interesting to see the differences when I work with some of the core technology teams

[@hswolff]

Sounds like a best of both worlds! Glad to hear it!

[@saurabhram1780]

Great video. Thank you

[@MrPlaiedes]

I love how all of these channels begin with "curried functions" to "this is what I think..."

[@hswolff]

Lol what do you mean? Do you want to know what I think about curried functions?

[@MrPlaiedes]

@@hswolff Well, in all fairness, there seems to be an inevitable path tech channels take: it always seems to start off with tech how-to videos, that seem interesting to the channel host, that then, over time, become more subjective and take on psychological elements. Tech tutorials turn into life coaching. All that said, keep doing what you're doing. This isn't a personal dig, I'm just a jaded dev surviving 2020.

[@denisleonard1565]

Hi Harry, What do you mean by Big Company? Is it like FAAANG? or like Banks (JP Morgan, Bank of America, etc)? or any other industries in which the company has Bilion revenue (Nike, Walmart, Chevron, BMW, etc?

[@karnellschultz6446]

The internets real tech lead right here

[@hswolff]

Hahahhah

[@corporate_tuber]

Thats awesome 👌

[@willhleucka821]

I've been with the same company for about 4.5 years. We are a consulting company and there are a total of 2 employees. I am starting to wonder what it would be like to work for a larger company. Problem is that my current location doesn't have a lot of Computer Science related jobs. With that being said, I am considering staring my own consulting company. Have you ever considered this? It is a lot of risk, especially if you're starting a family. Or would you suggest looking for another job in a larger city? Thanks, Harry! Love your videos.

[@xadasol8692]

I would definitely not do that TBQH, if I were you I would spend the next year or so working for a much bigger company and trying to gain as much as possible over there, you could get paid while establishing and researching about starting up your own company in the evenings/after work! Learn from other employees and see if anybody tried doing the same thing as to what you want to do and whether there is a good market in the region you are trying to establish the company at and all the rest of it... don't just quit your job and giving yourself lots of stress... Hope it helps :)

[@willhleucka821]

@@xadasol8692 I kindly appreciate your feedback. I understand what you're saying, but packing up the family and moving to a larger city for more opportunities is also a big risk. Especially with the pandemic going on. If I was still in my 20's and single, this decision would be much easier lol. For the moment, I will stick with my current employer until I am ready to make a move :)

[@hswolff]

There's also a growing trend of remote friendly jobs, which can be an option that you can look into. If you are interested creating your own consulting company, a very hard endeavor, I'd perhaps suggest to try and moonlight it for a while to see if you can build it up. Less risk, but more energy investment.

[@queuebit]

Thanks for sharing perspective, Harry.

[@hswolff]

Thank you for watching!

[@tim.bogdanov]

It's proven to be really tough to land a Jr. Web Developer Job. Do you have any recommendations Harry Wolff

[@hswolff]

I have a video about how hard it is to find a job. Hope it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpibhICLd7yWd7s

[@ExTorvo]

Honestly I don't like the whole idea of startups as it's today. Too much are based on debentures and possible future profit. See Netflix, uber and such. If we want a more healthy economy why we praise things like that? The whole concept is fine but it should be revised

[@hswolff]

Yeah, the whole VC scene is a little....gross in my opinion too. I'm mostly sad that "lifestyle companies" are not desired. By that I mean companies that you can stay at forever and be comfortable (and not unicorns).

[@denpol9956]

Hello from Russia, great fck'n content, bro =)

[@hswolff]

Heya! Thank you!!

[@CarlosEustaquioTech]

What's that in your hands ?

[@hswolff]

Hahahah, nice catch! My son gave me two temporary tattoos on my hands lol

[@CarlosEustaquioTech]

@@hswolff hahahaha 👏

[@FauzulChowdhury]

What if the startup is your own?

[@hswolff]

The company is me???

[@FauzulChowdhury]

@@hswolff yes. Basically If you had a startup of your own. Also how would that stack up with you latest video of startup vs not start up?

[@hswolff]

Wait what’s the question?

[@FauzulChowdhury]

@@hswolff okay.. let's rephrase 😅. What do you get from startups if the startup is your own? Since now you own the startup would you think its time to move on even if it's in the path of success? I think even I am also losing context of what I initially asked right after watching the video. Love you mate.

[@bestsoundeffects3829]

Could you do some flutter tutorials?

[@hswolff]

Unfortunately I don’t have much experience with flutter so I would not provide much value!

[@Siddharathbhardwaj]

sir only please show your code i want to improve my react coding skill....i want good video on how to design large projects structures best practise video...please make it video and show code...thanks sir

[@hswolff]

Hahahahaha. I show code, people ask for non code. I show non code people ask for code. I can't win! 😭

[@Siddharathbhardwaj]

@@hswolff thank you

[@mrhallman64]

OK start up less pay more hours more at risk of losing your job

[@mecanuktutorials6476]

And more pressure, bad inexperienced managers.

[@johnnyventura7044]

Thanks for sharing. I would say start ups have a better work life balance

[@johnnyventura7044]

@@monavis2356 less politics and I believe you are more in control of getting the work done

[@johnnyventura7044]

@@monavis2356 my salary at my current start up is okay. I could probably get more in corporate life but the experience and knowledge I am getting is so valuable. In 1 year and a half. I have been in board meetings, M&A discussions, worked with sales, operations. You wear so many hats I'm start ups that the experience you get is great for your career. You can honestly start your own business after or do consulting work