Amazing start up making a difference - Anonymous employee Health Catalyst Employee Review

I was in a meeting with our CEO, Dan Burton the other day, and he made the comment that one of his goals/greatest professional wishes 10-20 years from now would be to look back on his career, and be able to identify dozens of successful companies that were either founded by, or currently led/managed by Health Catalyst alums, in a variety of industries and in a variety of roles. I truly share his desire, and I believe the rest of the management team would agree. In your cons section I think you touch on one of the great challenges we all face in life: "How do I manage all that I need to do?" To me, work life balance does not mean I never work long hours or have rough weeks of evening work. I just came off of a two month stretch, working to close the transaction for our series D investment round, wherein I "spiked up" considerably in my work obligations, because that is what my job required from me at the time. However, now that the round is closed, I don't feel guilty about taking time off, away from the office, to spend time with my family. To me, that is how we all should try for work life balance: feeling secure enough to take the time we need to give our best to our customers, our fellow team member/owners, and our investors. Notwithstanding the above, I totally get your comment that its hard sometimes to not feel the pressure to work evenings/longer hours. I feel it too sometimes. My advice to you and any others would be this: we trust you. You need to judge when its time to "spike up" and work those evenings because that is what your job requires right then, and when its time for you to set the work aside for the next day, or week, and spend time on other things that are important. And finally, if you feel like you are in a "constant spike", you should feel empowered to raise your hand, and talk with your manager about it. Thanks for all you do!