Top 10 Reasons to work for a Technology Startup

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(...as opposed to working for a large technology corporation.)

 

1. Stock options. They might just be worth enough to change your life.

2. Share the vision. Work on something you believe in.

3. Innovation (technical and commercial). Exercise your creativity!

4. Everything you do matters. See and feel that what you do makes a difference.

5. No pigeon-holes. Get involved in everything.

6. More flexibility; more freedom; fewer prescriptive processes and procedures.

7. More visibility. Know the real situation.

8. Team spirit. Work hard on a common goal.

9. Opportunity. Plot your own career in a rapidly growing organisation.

10. Do something different. Don't be boring!

 

Next week: Top 10 reasons to work for a large technology corporation.

 

 

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Nick Flaherty
Nick has been covering technology and startups since 1990 and is based in Bristol, where he co-founded the SiliconSouthWest network. During that time he has worked for most of the electronics magazines and newspapers in the UK and several in Europe and the US, covering all areas of the industry. He blogs at The Embedded blog and Portable Multimedia and at www.flaherty.co.uk.

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