Working at Twitter isn't really a "day job" (even Facebook or Google wouldn't be a day job in the sense of being an IT guy at a local school district, or something else).
There are awesome groups within organizations the size of Google, and even organizations the size of IBM. There's clearly more non-awesome in a big organization too, but if you get stuck in those, you kick back for a year or two, then go do another startup.
I think you both overestimate the amount of freedom in having your own startup, and underestimate the amount of freedom in a good role at a larger company.
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another cool startup bites the dust, have fun at the day job.
Working at Twitter isn't really a "day job" (even Facebook or Google wouldn't be a day job in the sense of being an IT guy at a local school district, or something else).
There are awesome groups within organizations the size of Google, and even organizations the size of IBM. There's clearly more non-awesome in a big organization too, but if you get stuck in those, you kick back for a year or two, then go do another startup.
> Working at Twitter isn't really a "day job"
Why not? You have a boss and do what he tells you. That's nowhere near having your own startup.
I think you both overestimate the amount of freedom in having your own startup, and underestimate the amount of freedom in a good role at a larger company.