Pros
- Fantastic company culture. During my time at Coursedog, everyone I interacted with was supportive, personable, and professional. The team is filled with highly intelligent, ambitious employees that I learned a lot from. - Abundant opportunities for growth. Although I started at Coursedog as an intern with a largely undefined role, I was treated with respect and given opportunities to build my professional skills and advance in the company. By the time I left 16 months later, I was a full-time product manager, had led numerous implementations with clients, made meaningful changes to Coursedog's product and roadmap, and assisted on sales calls with high-profile customers. During my time at Coursedog I was continuously learning and building valuable professional skills that will serve me for the rest of my career. - Flexibility. I spent most of my time at Coursedog working remotely with a flexible schedule. As someone who needs to get outside every day to maintain peace of mind, I was beyond grateful to be able to adapt my working hours to a schedule that balanced my personal health and wellbeing with my productivity.
Cons
At times I felt overwhelmed by the amount of work on my plate, but that is to be expected at a startup. I started when Coursedog only had ~20 employees so there was a lot of work to do to build out company processes, but they have made massive strides in that area so I'm confident it won't be nearly as big of an issue for those joining the company now.
