If you are considering working for the company or buying anything from them, first ask them about:
- How long have they been operating and under which names.
- Current monthly revenue and sources (either you are considering investing in the company, or you will be offered stock options, so you should be asking them this at some point).
- Which projects are they most proud of and why.
- Request to see the products live. Seriously. No excuses. No handwaving. No "demo" data. Try the product, and not a development build with random test data, ask to see something real. If they claim someone has whatever setup somewhere, go check it out. And don't forget to have a look at the management back-end, again, with real-world data.
- Try to find videos of the iMirror online. Vimeo, Youtube, Kickstarter, their site. Then request to see one of those in real life.
These are my opinions on the company after working there for over a year:
- A lot of work ends up in the trash can because management lives in a bubble. That works well for selling the product, but not so much for ensuring quality or taking feedback.
- I don't think a single project was ever profitable. This company has got VC funding and government grants for years (like tech startups do), but projects always went over budget, and clients ended up ditching the product.
- There is a serious gap between what they advertise/sell and what they deliver.
- Their internet. You would think a co-working space would have a better setup. Even more if the owner also has a tech company in that space and a restaurant downstairs.
