How does someone get into the startup culture?

Hi All, what can help me join an early stage startup and grow up to the top close to the founders within a year? I want to be in the middle of the action Has anyone here done it before?

I want to join a startup which is trying to solve an interesting and high impact problem statement. Some domains that would interest me: 1. SaaS product startup - solving a business process / problem using product eg. Collaboration and documentation tool 2. Any other domain apart from the crowded and boring ecommerce, edtech, foodtech sectors Please suggest some startup names or cool domains which have opportunities for product based solutions.

Would you guys consider joining a startup with only 3-4 people in the office? I’m a recent graduate and got an opportunity to work with a team of 4 however i’m not sure if i should join because i’ve always wanted to work at bigger organisations and get that corporate feeling and i im also an introvert and hate being “seen/perceived” (iykwim) and that’s the case with smaller teams but again looking at the job market rn im scared id end up employed what to do?

Startup ecosystem seems to be going through a tough time recently. with less money infused in the market, and all the big player laying off employees, companies stooping so low in the name of cutting down the cost and news about some companies treating their employees like shit. Still my optimistic ass believes that it can’t all be that bad, right? and things might get better. Here’s my question to the community, what are some companies you would like to work for and why(apart from money 😉)?

I'm working with Ernst & Young for around 4 years now. Great working culture, great flexibility, decent salary. I work in international Taxation. I haven't started exploring opportunities outside, but I was curious to understand if I should apply to finance startup companies or stick to Big 4 company. I am looking for more salary, interesting role, more learning, I can put in maximum hours on a daily basis, prefer 2 week wfh/ wfo. Please advise?

So, I am an analytics guy with almost 5.5 YoE under my belt. My latest transition was to Phonepe that I made this year (feeling shitty here already, given the kind of work creating almost no impact) I saw a post on LinkedIn where the CEO of this startup recently raised some pre-seed funding (~1.5mn). Since I was following them for almost 6-7 months before this, I reached out to the founder on LinkedIn. We first had a virtual call where we got to know each other and after that discussion, he called me over to his place where we further talked about the idea, the scope and the future while also discussing what I could bring to the table. Post that, we met again, and this time with the other co-founder who deep-dived a slight bit into the tech stack that I had worked on. It seems that all is going well, but the founder, in the first face to face meeting told me that for the time being (for almost the next 3-4 months), he'll be able to pay me a monthly amount which is less than half of my current in hand pay, post which it'll be reviewed and adjusted accordingly. How do I negotiate this now? Also, since the team size is super small (only 5 full time folks and one customer support part timer), how do I negotiate on what equity I take (looking for a benchmark number here)?

Seeking a product leadership position in a startup that's at series A+ level, where I can directly work with passionate founders. I'm keen on joining teams that are genuinely adding value and scaling sustainably. Any recommendations for standout startups or exceptional founders to connect with? Reason for Series A+, I also need a decent pay.

Hi, I am a 2023 passout btech graduate. Currently I am working as a full time SDE (Full Stack) in a well established startup (8 years old , Series A funded). It's been nearly half year here. My compensation is 10.5 lakh base + 4.5 lakh performance bonus + free lunch and snacks + Insurance (Including parents) benefits I am pretty good at DSA (around 2000 rating on leetcode, 4 Star at codechef in 2nd year itself, 2000+ dsa problems) I have worked in 2 startups as an SDE intern during college days and completed 5 internships overall out of which one was a US based startup. Also, I have many publications under my name over the internet. I had many offers when I was graduating from college. Most of the time people say, "Hey, you have done so much so Why are you not working in a big tech". Well I always wanted to work for big tech during college days but after I started working in startups my thought process changed as here I got the ownership of the product. Now it has been nearly 1 year since I started working in startups. Should I give it a try for big tech now? Would like to hear your views guys

Hi everyone, I've recently become fascinated by startup culture and am eager to build something meaningful and inspiring. Can you recommend resources or communities where I can learn about tech startups, discover new and emerging startups, and understand what makes them successful? I'm looking to immerse myself in a community that lives and breathes startups. Thanks!

Switching careers. Currently a fresher in IT. 24M. I am unable to choose a company to apply for due to its reviews in AmbitionBox, Glassdoor etc. Even if a company has 4+ out of a 5 in overall review, I am skeptical about it because of the few VERY negative reviews it has. Can somebody please help me with this confusion? How do I choose a company? I don't want to work for a very large company like something that has more than 5000 employees. I am ok with working at a seed startup that less than 10 employees too. But, I am seriously concerned about the team culture, salary and growth.