Pros
- Mostly great people to work with - they'll be the reason you stay as long as you do. - Catered lunch every other Friday. - Company pays insurance premiums, though that does mean it's the most basic and crappy insurance. - Casual start-up environment with casual vibe. - In an exciting space and time for an emerging technology. - Work-life balance is decent for a start-up - most folks are in by 9 AM, out by 6:30 PM.
Cons
- The company is self-funded, which sounds great at first, but really just means there's no budget for anything and the founders are too close to their money to make sound decisions and take necessary risks for the company. - Founders all have different visions for the company, none of which get effectively communicated to the company. Complete lack of direction. - CEO lives in his house in FL and has very limited contact with the rest of the company. Rarely knows what's happening with the company. - Human Resources has very little structure and handles personnel issues coldly and improperly. - Most senior leadership hires are meant to be "yes men" and are backed into a corner despite having subject matter expertise that indicates a different decision should be made. That then trickles down to their direct reports. - CTO is sweet and cares about his team immensely, but has the team move on to new more exciting projects so quickly that things are rarely done in proper quality - just see the app reviews in Google Play and the iTunes App Store. - Management almost immediately puts pressure on new hires and solicits them to write "Positive Glassdoor Reviews", so be weary of some of the reviews on here. - Not great atmospheric incentive given the "scrappy start-up" label they like to use. Most start-ups like them might have a filled snack pantry, public commuting reimbursements, daily catered lunch, gym reimbursements, etc. Don't come in with those expectations.