Different along every axis, for better and for worse, but mostly better
Different along every axis, for better and for worse, but mostly better
- Great food at the office
- Flexible WFH policy
- Above market TC
- High equity growth potential
- Ethics & sustainability as core values
- Friendly, open & kind culture
- Lots of smart folks to learn from
- Relatively young company, expect some inexperienced management and half-baked institutional knowledge.
- Still dealing with tech debt from early startup phase crunch periods.
- Untested culture and processes; is it sustainable?
- Saturation of smart workers makes it harder to stand out for promotion or increased responsibility.
- Expect the usual fast pace and pivoting that all startups go through.
- Pursue the right talent aggressively to take the business to the next level.
- Don't be afraid to shed the people who haven't been able to grow at the pace the company has.
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