Management doesn't understand how to run a company. When I first joined the organization, they had very poor infrastructure- failed to have clear KPI's for the sales team, no clear promotion structure, not even accurate monthly forecasts, or any monthly forecasts for that matter. Management failed to implement them until a few months before I left. Management also struggles with personal boundaries- often encouraging team members to share beds or stay in hostels during sales trips to save money.
CEO micromanages to a high degree and struggles to set clear plans for the organization. Instead of working smarter, work just gets piled on the employees and they're asked consistently to work smarter. Goals are set without any data in mind.
Also, the company functioned without an actual HR department for several months.
The constant push to work hard and break rules is likely to land this organization in serious legal trouble in the future. While this was fine when the company was an early stage startup- their inability to invest in their employees and build actual infrastructure is going to prevent them from growing.