Roku

A great upstart is coming that is doing a great job competing against other companies 10x its size (Apple and Amazon). It has definite success in the streaming video space, but needs to keep innovating and closing big deals to supply the platform with great content.

Fast-paced (like any tech company) but good work/life balance. There are always going to be those crunch times, but thankfully they are few and far between. It's a place where you can have a family and a career. Very much like being @Apple minus the politics, back-stabbing, and narcissism that runs apparent there. (Though you also don't have fancy buildings, cafeterias, or huge corporate presences).

Benefits could be better.

They model from Netflix, but Netflix pays higher salaries, which balances out the higher cost of benefits. Roku tries to offset, but still, I pay over 3x what I was paying at my previous company. We need to figure out a better way.

They want senior people, which means they usually have families, but the benefit offering is more for a young, single person.

Sometimes communication could be better, especially in making decisions.

Also, there are no reviews (which is a good thing), but it also means it's very difficult to get a raise (or promotion). So, come in as high as you can; you may be at that salary level for a while.

Please go public soon. I realize there are many factors at play, and it cannot openly be discussed, but for many of us, that was a big part of why we joined and was factored in as part of our compensation. Until we go public, though, it's just numbers on a page.

Also, maybe have box lunches brought in. That would be nice.