Leave PE Megafund to join no name startup?

For background, I worked at an EB and now doing PE at a megafund. Have only been here 4 months. I don’t really like the work and don’t see myself doing this long term. Do I leave and join a startup that I think is pretty cool in the Bay Area?

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