3 Reasons to Join A Smaller Company If You Are In Your 20s

Should you join a large company or a small company before 30 years old?

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I know it is very tempting to join a large company (more than 1000 employees) like Alphabet, Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, Dell, Facebook, Ford, Huawei, Microsoft, Toyota, and Verizon. The fame, money, and perks offered by those companies are very attractive, and the sense of commitment to a huge company’s greater cause feels enthusiastic.

Age vs. advice by Jack Ma. Source: Pymnts

“Before 30 years old, follow somebody, go to a small company, normally a big company is good to learn processes, you are a part of a big machine. But when you go to a small company, you learn the passion, you learn the dreams, you learn how to do a lot of things in one time.” — Jack Ma (Founder of Alibaba Group)

If you are below 30 years old, Jack Ma recommends joining a smaller company (below 50 employees) to learn the passion and dreams of the founders and learn to execute…