Pros
Agriculture is on the cusp of a massive robotics/data-driven revolution and Blue River is right at the center of it. Basically this is the company that was/is farthest along in terms of applying CVML to farming, and now that we have been acquired by Deere that combines the Blue River team/approach with the world #1 Ag equipment manufacturer - that's a potent combination. The integration has been smooth and Deere has done a good job of keeping the fast/innovative nature of Blue River by keeping us pretty isolated. In my role I work with the Deere team frequently and they have been great. Really the sky is the limit in terms of opportunity here and it is just a matter of prioritization and execution. The team is growing quickly, which leads to some headaches, but in general these are being managed. I should add there is a strong mission element here - our first product should reduce spray (pesticide) usage by >80% and in general we are helping farmers be more productive and profitable by doing more with less.
Cons
Not a con per se but this isn't a place to come and coast. People here are fired up about what we are building and that translates at times into long hours. That said the effort is generally in the right places/right direction and overall bureaucracy is low, so when you are grinding you at least know that it is making a difference