Pros and cons of joining a Startup vs Corporate Job | Nikesh Jain | #TGV270

<p><strong>“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>~Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO</strong></p><br><p>The Guiding Voice is pleased to launch a special episode in recognition and support of all the great work done by the Edurigo team in the LearnTech Space</p><br><p>Congratulations to @edurigo on your 2nd anniversary!!</p><br><p>Tune into The Guiding Voice #TGV270 for Naveen Samala's conversation with Nikesh Jain for insights on "Pros and Cons of Joining a Startup"</p><br><p>In this EPISODE, we will dive into how to decide between working at a startup vs a corporate company based on a variety of factors such as benefits, leadership opportunities, growth tracks, and overall job satisfaction.</p><br><p>0:00:00 Introduction and Context Setting</p><br><p>0:02:00 Toughest lessons learned as an entrepreneur by Nikesh</p><br><p>0:06:00 Pros and Cons of joining a startup, how to choose a startup job - what kind of research one must to before joining a startup?</p><br><p>0:09:00 Salary vs Stock Options - how to balance?</p><br><p>0:12:00 What do MNCs offer compared to Startups?</p><br><p>0:18:00 Approaching for VC funding</p><br><p>0:22:00 Vesting Options</p><br><p>0:29:00 How to Exercise Stock Options</p><br><p>0:34:00 Tax implications</p><br><p>0:39:00 Exit Opportunities</p><br><p>0:42:00 Dealing with co-founders</p><br><p>0:48:00 Witty answers to rapid-fire questions, his nickname, super strength vs invisibility, what success means to Nikesh</p><br><p>0:50:10 Trivia about Startups</p><br><p>ABOUT THE GUEST (Nikesh Jain, in his words):</p><br><p>Building Edurigo a web 3.0 learning experience platform! Making corporate, sales, product, support, and academic learning fun, engaging, and measurable.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Prior to Edurigo, I had,</p><br><p>- 24 years of experience in developing complex software platforms, and building top-notch engineering teams at highly successful startups and world-class software companies.</p><br><p>- Worked as Vice President/Head of Engineer