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Sam Ferree

I've worked both, and I prefer my current situation.

Small Stable "Family Owned" Company.

Like a start-up:

  • I can be a generalist
  • My contribution makes a big impact
  • More room to experiment
  • Small teams make collaboration easy

Benefits from corporate world that carried over:

  • Job stability
  • Tangible benefits (Health insurance, PTO and 401k as opposed to % stake)
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Helen Anderson

Sounds like you're living the dream, with the best of both worlds.

How do you find being family-owned contributes to the culture of the workplace? I've worked in family-owned businesses, not in tech, and there was a different dynamic than when you're simply working for a manager who doesn't have so much of a stake in the success/failure of the business.

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Sam Ferree

The biggest thing is that it's really hard to separate your individual goals from the goals of the business, so they tend to stay aligned very well. In a large corporate environment, it's easier to set yourself up as a technically successful employee, but that has a net value loss for the business.

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Ben Halpern

Small Stable "Family Owned" Company.

I think longterm I'd love for this to be my life. Currently more on the startup spectrum, which is cool for a while. I wouldn't mind exploring the corporate scene in the future, but your option seems ideal.