If you want to know that you, personally, moved the needle, you should look for a small company. If you want the CEO to drop by at the company party, greet you, and acknowledge something awesome you did last month that he or she noticed... Small company.
There's some incredible job satisfaction perks that come with smaller companies.
But as others have pointed out, there's a difference between a "small company" and a "startup". The former is likely filling a need where it is, and is hopefully growing at a reasonable, but steady pace. A startup is a get rich quick scheme that's gonna be huge in the next couple years or wont exist anymore by then.
There's some incredible job satisfaction perks that come with smaller companies.
But as others have pointed out, there's a difference between a "small company" and a "startup". The former is likely filling a need where it is, and is hopefully growing at a reasonable, but steady pace. A startup is a get rich quick scheme that's gonna be huge in the next couple years or wont exist anymore by then.