This is one of the most accurate summaries of start-up environments that I've seen. You are in a smaller organisation, small enough that your good work will get noticed and your ideas can quickly have a big impact, and unlike a larger organisation where people are specialists, start-up technical personnel need to be multi-skilled. If you are an individual with an insatiable desire to learn things and push your own envelope such an environment is extremely beneficial because technical staff are faced with a stimulating variety of issues and, by necessity, a fast-growing company with limited cash will often make room for your ideas and ambitions so long as the task gets done.

If you've never worked at a start-up have a read of The Siren Song of Startups.

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