Pros
Overall, It's a great place work at for someone seeking learning and growth. - Fast paced unlike log jammed large political organizations - Transparent in decision making; you may not be part of the decision making but you'll know why the decision was made - Decisive when benefits clearly communicated - Autonomy - ownership and responsibility are well pegged - Growth minded business; aggressive growth goals and alignment - Collaborative and cross functional - A group of very talented fun people - A great taste of what it is like to work in a fast growing tech + product organization
Cons
The biggest con is the hangover of immature culture from being a start-up like but things are surely changing Samplers: - everyone announcing they are running late or planning to make up for being late on a central office Slack channel; an unsaid implicit expectation from the founders that everyone will have the same in-time / out-time as them - optics of being at work more important than actual work; aversion towards remote work even though most companies are moving in the opposite direction - too many kudos and exclamation points for little things on Slack channels - people routinely discussing work on weekend on slack channels and an expectation to be responsive; this works with a 30 person startup. - every passing request from the exec team being a fire drill - decision making concentrated in power centers - importance of few persons is overrated compromising leadership development and balanced representation of views across the company - too much diversification too fast instead of on consolidating on existing business lines - everyone having an opinion without prior subject matter experience
