Pros
-World-class team - I've worked at several large-scale organizations, and it is rare to find this caliber of people -High ownership culture - it's a startup, so there's very little bureaucracy. You will work with leadership to set a goal and then own the end-to-end delivery -Empowered to make decisions - You can think of a product or process improvement and put it out into the world that same week -Building products for the underserved - it's a very mission-oriented company, building real estate technology for people that are using pen, paper, or text messages to manage their day-to-day jobs -Upward mobility - if you perform well, leadership will continue to promote you and increase your responsibilities
Cons
-Lack of structure - can be difficult if you struggle with ambiguity. You often have to be the driver of setting your own goals and priorities -Long hours - working hours can be unpredictable. Teams will typically work on nights and weekends to hit a product launch deadline or other milestones -Frequent pivots - if you are working on a pre-seed company, you can be pivoted off to work on a completely different team if the company is not viable - these decisions can happen quickly so you need to be adaptable -No formal professional development - there are no explicit or routine performance evaluations. It's primarily on you to keep tabs on how you are doing. -Career progression is unclear - no clear line of sight as to what your next role will be. More often than not, roles open up last minute if a new startup is launched, and you are asked if you want to take that role with little time to decide.