Not great for career growth and the business seems unstable - Software Developer Renoworks Software Employee Review

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. Our comments in response to your post: - We have a team of over 20 people who get work done here. Our CEO has done a lot of business development historically but our SVP Sales for Enterprise solutions is an absolute beast and wins more new business than the CEO does. Our customer success manager has instrumental in winning a lot of new projects with existing clients and growing each account by providing outstanding service and value added data analysis for their marketing. We have also formed a new team for our small business product for contractors, Renoworks Pro, that will generate 10% - 15% of revenue in 2016 (up from less than 5% the previous year). This line will continue to grow. - Re: technical leadership: generally people in any company, end up in more senior roles by sticking around vs. bouncing around. We have a blend of youth and gray hairs on the dev side leading the team. On the whole have done a great job of creating industry leading technology. -We recognize the need to modernize some of our technology stack and have been working hard to do so. This work takes time when your secret sauce is tied up in years of legacy code. Our core technology is complex and is the reason why no one has been able to come along put us out of business overnight but it makes migrating to new technologies slower and harder than any of us would like. - In Calgary, the oil and gas sector distorts perceptions of pay so compared to those types of companies in boom time we don't pay as well. But in general, we offer competitive pay and opportunities to own stock through options for high performers.I'm sure the 100,000+ employees and contractors out of work in Alberta in the oil and gas industry think we pay quite well. - Business has experienced cash flow squeezes in the past and we have to run a lean operation. We did raise $500,000 from public markets in the Fall of 2015 (a sign of investor confidence in what we're trying to do) most of which was invested into growth initiatives. We are on sound financial footing currently and are on track for a great year. - Our office location in NE Calgary is outside of downtown. While not central, it is accessible from all over the city with major roadways so commute times are reasonable for most people throughout the entire city and surrounding communities. Parking is free. We are also moving into new office space later this year, nearby, so we will soon have a newer feel to our office.