Comment by stockboss

i think this depends. for most people, i would agree. but for people who were destined to be great founders, it's a terrible idea because working for big companies will inevitably condition you to do things a certain way. if you're someone who is smart enough and truly destined to be a great founder, starting from a blank slate and finding your own unique way of doing things is how we create new processes and systems and ideas that has never been done before. i don't think mark zuckerberg would have benefitted from working for big tech before starting fb.