4. More money

If you joined the team early enough to get your hands on some stock options and your startup has a successful exit/goes public, then you are going to be one happy camper. If not, don’t be too sad, you’ll have another chance.

On the other hand, your experience at a startup should help you become thrifty and to manage your money well.  Having no funding (or minimal funding) means keeping costs at a minimum, something that should rub off on you.

5. Learn new innovations

It is interesting to know that start-ups produce 10-12 times more patents per employee than their well-established counterparts. Small businesses innovate at twice the rate of large businesses, and that their products and technologies are more environments friendly and efficient. It is this aspect that has started luring young trained talent towards new companies, from their highly paid routine jobs that leave them dissatisfied and exhausted.

The new breed of entrepreneurs has also evoked a passion for youth who are looking for jobs that both challenge them and help them learn. Such a cultural transformation is likely to herald a new generation of skilled professionals who are just as talented as their counterparts in the world's top organizations.