Texas Instruments

They have a good culture of people development, and I grew a lot in my career there with the help of some great managers and mentors.

Compensation was good for the area, and I was able to take risks and work on some awesome products.

I have no regrets about the time I spent there and still talk to many former colleagues.

Too frugal with equipment. Once I had an employee whose laptop had issues to the point of being unusable, and it took months to get approval for the replacement.

TI has a proud, rich history of innovation, but it seems to be fading in recent years as the focus has moved to simpler chips with a lower R&D cost.

Make sure your employees aren't ever slowed down by lack of equipment that costs less than their salaries. Think about building long-term technologies and the R&D roadmaps to get there.