Advantages/Disadvantages of a 150 employee vs 1500 employee startup?
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Well, 1500 employees is no longer a startup, that's for starters.
Do you want to join a company that is established, or do you prefer cutting through chaos?
Do you want to join a company that is established, or do you prefer cutting through chaos?
This x1000
Ya like @poweredbycaffeine mentioned, 1500 employees aint a startup, that's an established company that just hasn't IPOed or gotten acquired yet.
150 people you will have some process in place but shit will move fast and change frequently. 1500 will be pretty well oiled machine where you won't be reinventing the wheel but rather just executing the game plan they have established already.
150 people you will have some process in place but shit will move fast and change frequently. 1500 will be pretty well oiled machine where you won't be reinventing the wheel but rather just executing the game plan they have established already.
1500 employees sounds more like an established company friend.
Less red tape and layers of bureaucracy at a smaller firm, but you have to "wear more hats" and do more yourself.
Not necessarily though. A 150 employee company may have megalomanical execs who want to control everything... This can make things a lot slower than a 1,500 person company that has more defined processes.
True. @braintank what I should have said is that "generally" that's the case. There's exceptions to every situation.
In a smaller company shit will change quarter to quarter - territories, quota, responsibilities, team mates etc. You have to be super comfortable with change and adaptable.
The upside is if you *are* able to see around corners and anticipate change, you can quickly differentiate yourself from your colleagues. And most importantly, the politics are much, much simpler.
Align yourself with 1 or 2 power players at the company and you're set for regular promos. Compare that to a 1500 person company where there might be 6 or 7 layers of hierarchy above you, it reduces the impact one champion can have on your career.
These are my observations working at a 30, 350 and now 150 person company
The upside is if you *are* able to see around corners and anticipate change, you can quickly differentiate yourself from your colleagues. And most importantly, the politics are much, much simpler.
Align yourself with 1 or 2 power players at the company and you're set for regular promos. Compare that to a 1500 person company where there might be 6 or 7 layers of hierarchy above you, it reduces the impact one champion can have on your career.
These are my observations working at a 30, 350 and now 150 person company
Since this is a very non-specific question, I’ll give an answer from within my wheelhouse.
Company size has major implications when it comes to securing Series A-C funding. PE folks always come and pick apart your books when considering cutting massive checks, so existing scale and scope plays a major role there.
Company size has major implications when it comes to securing Series A-C funding. PE folks always come and pick apart your books when considering cutting massive checks, so existing scale and scope plays a major role there.
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In non-Saas fortune 500 (atleast) I was doing pretty much the same thing, same way everyday.
I worked for a company where the first person in the office shoveled the walkway and made some coffee. Way better than a 1500 person company with too many middle managers.
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