Ask HN: New grad, new job at a small startup. How to prepare for the future?
Hi HN,
I just landed my first job in Toronto at a small local startup that's picking up steam. I interviewed with a bunch of firms (including some big ones), but decided to go with the startup as they were the ones I got along with best, seemed extremely interesting, and a place where I can learn to be a great software engineer.
My only question, probably derived from my parent's disappointment I'm not going back to the Bay Area for a 100k+ starting salary, is am I shooting my self in the foot?
Should I have gone somewhere else that's more recognizable, or take this risk, albeit at a much lower pay than SV, and learn learn learn.
What did you do for your first job. What would you do now? What can I do so that in the future that my skills will be in high value in the next 2, 5, 10 years?
I just landed my first job in Toronto at a small local startup that's picking up steam. I interviewed with a bunch of firms (including some big ones), but decided to go with the startup as they were the ones I got along with best, seemed extremely interesting, and a place where I can learn to be a great software engineer.
My only question, probably derived from my parent's disappointment I'm not going back to the Bay Area for a 100k+ starting salary, is am I shooting my self in the foot?
Should I have gone somewhere else that's more recognizable, or take this risk, albeit at a much lower pay than SV, and learn learn learn.
What did you do for your first job. What would you do now? What can I do so that in the future that my skills will be in high value in the next 2, 5, 10 years?