Pace: Like any high-growth startup, it can be intense. It’s a high-output environment where the expectations match the stakes of the work. Expectations are high, and "slow days" are rare.
Highly Specialized Subject Matter: The work is deeply academic and specific. We deal with the complexities of data intelligence and China-US relations—it’s dense, nuanced, and can be a steep learning curve. If you aren’t naturally curious about the geopolitical space, the day-to-day could feel like a grind.
Scaling "Process Debt": We are very much in the "building the plane while flying it" phase. Documentation can be thin, and as we grow, the cross-functional communication between Sales, Product, and Research is still a work in progress. You have to be comfortable with a bit of ambiguity and be willing to hunt down the info you need.