> much of the big company "experience" is learning to deal with tons of bullshit.

This has been my experience as well.

* Startups ask you to work on a huge scope of things, but often give you ownership over those things. Politics are minimal and you kind of just do things in the best way you see fit.

* Enterprises ask you to work on a narrow scope, but you have to spend a bunch of time coordinating with a massive amount of other people.