Working at a startup

I thought I’d start off my blog with the biggest change that happened in my life in the past year which was moving from my previous company to a startup company.

I want my blog to help people make decisions about technology but also about what works best for them, so I guess the best place to start is choosing where you want to work.

I can’t recommend any course of action for any person other than me, however, I can tell you what were my motivations and my reasoning for choosing a startup over a large well known company and hopefully someone might find it useful when faced with the same dilemma.

About a year ago I was working at a large international software company (>3000 employees) and my contract was about to expire. My previous company was pleased with my work thus far and had decided to offer me a generous contract.

Before my contract expired I decided to look around and see what other options I have available to me. In my search I came to a small Startup company that at that point in time had only existed for 2 years and had approximately 10 employees. I was fascinated by the technology they were developing and after passing the interview was also offered a contract.

And so I was faced with the difficult decision of switching from a large stable company where I was fairly appreciated to a new small startup company.

Now a year later I can look back and share some of my experience with people looking to make the same decision.

I tried to give some sort of logical order to my reasoning, I hope it helps