Pros
Let me start by freely admitting that, as a co-founder of Pointillist, there could not be a more biased review; I want you to work here. If you’re thinking of Pointillist as your future home, I’d like to offer an honest view into who we are. (And there are enough reviews here that my score won't swing the score too much.) The most important thing you need to know about Pointillist is that we started the company because we wanted to work somewhere great. If you’re a rockstar, you have lots of opportunities, but you also know how hard it is, amidst all the companies that want to hire you, to find a place where you really *want* to work. Pointillist’s primary purpose is to solve that problem – meanwhile selling technology innovation as a way to fund it. (Don’t tell our customers that they’re my second priority) We’ve made tough decisions during our short existence to stick to that goal. Having a great workplace has not always always aligned with the easiest short-term business choices. But we always stuck to our guns; Pointillist would be a wonderful place to work, or it would be nothing at all. That commitment has paid off. It turns out that sometimes doing the right thing can make money, too. We don’t have a lot of internal drama here – we would be a boring Netflix series – but we’re growing, we’re on a mission, we enjoy our work and team members, and we’re making waves and money alike. I attribute much of that success to our culture of equality, self-improvement, ambition, and unyielding respect. This is where I want to work, and I do everything I can on a daily basis to make it the same for you.
Cons
We’re a startup. If you’re an entrepreneurial type of person (and I do hope you are – it’s a gratifying way to live life) you know everything that statement means. We have it all: the highs and lows, the victories and defeats. There are days I wonder who we think we are to puff up our chests and take on giants. I look at our little company and doubt we can really do this. There will be a bug in the platform, or a customer hiccup, or a pothole in the sales funnel, and I’ll think “how could they ever call us a ‘Leader’”? Then there are days when we’re a rocketship. We’re gorging on beer and barbeque because it’s just that good of a day, and laughter has turned all our voices to sandpaper. We land some prime customers, get a great review, or blow away our targets. We’re colonizing Mars. We’re spreading peace and abundance throughout the land. That is the Circle of Life in a startup. If that’s your bag, you thrive on it – the whole shebang. I do. My teammates do. We don’t have beanbag chairs and an on-premise chef and a bouncy castle. This is Boston for goodness sakes, not California. We have gawdawful winters and overthrew a monarchy! We don’t need ball pits and scooters in our places of business; we thrive on our work and comradery. But we do require (and have) a most excellent coffee machine.