Vantaggi
High concentration of competent and smart people. A relatively flat corporate structure with a collaborative culture.
Svantaggi
The entire company lacks operational discipline so deadlines are all relative. Part of the problem lies with stuff and decisions changing all the time which is frustrating so a lot of work goes to waste. While few are particularly perfectionistic, it takes forever to try and get things right - due to the ample funding. Little evidence to show that the company was making revenue. Lots of projects end up being stuck in Beta forever. Although a startup, it lacks many of the advantages of nimbleness cos things take forever to materialize. Also weirdly, the level of red-tape there is comparable to a large company. Little benefits of a startup while having the cons of a bureaucracy. The CEO happens to be a standout fundraiser however there is little evidence of the company able to generate any revenue. He is prone to constantly shifting preferences and once changed his mind on a logo 30 times. At the time I was there, no one in the c-suite was really showing leadership. The way they operate is to hire a brunch of smart people and let them figure out things on their own. This works well for maybe 10 or 20 percent of most people. Turnover is high - many left due to a lack of clear direction. Terminations happen quite often as well and aren’t usually addressed, which gave us the impression that the place operates on whims and fancies. Culture tends not to focus on execution, and def a place where some people like to pretend. There are a ton of meetings required but all of the discussion will only result in a small output.