Transformation is Ongoing, There will be some Bumps, but a Bright Future Ahead
Pros
Very exciting mission that the company has, solving real problems in the world and enhancing the capabilities of our armed forces, putting less of our kids in harms way with autonomous vehicles. We have a suite of new autonomy products that are beginning to make waves in the vehicle autonomy space on the commercial side. Very smart, talented, and energized group of people that are on track to propel the company to success. There is actually a realistic path to profitability. Scale-up mode: we are either going to the moon or we will blow up the rocket getting there. Whatever happens, it will be an exciting and rewarding ride. Culturally, I am trusted to do my best work and to get it done. There is no micromanaging happening. Appreciate getting shares in the company, lets make them worth something!
Cons
RRAI is a 20 year old R&D company that primarily relied on government contracts for revenue. After its first capital raise, it became clear that its no longer robot club, but rather a company that needs to take what its developed and now derive and deliver a commercial viability plan and produce and support real products at scale, and turn a profit. This is a massive transformation from start-up to scale-up. It takes time, and its a MASSIVE cultural shift for a company this old, this isn't a blank-slate startup.
