Pros
Growbots had an amazing pool of talented people. The success that Growbots has achieved in the past 12 months is due to the people more than the product, in my opinion.
Cons
As with any growing company, Growbots faced numerous challenges that should have been handled differently. It really comes down to the leadership, or lack there of. Despite efforts from the people, in the US at least, advice was not taken and challenges were not addressed until it was too late. On top of that, a lack of transparency from leadership ultimately led to a major lack of trust. And I think at that point, as a team we became invested in each other more than the organization itself. It was our goal to save each other, which it seems was never really possible.
To sum it up, there is a lack of experience from the top down, that resulted in actions being more reactive instead of proactive. And in the end a lot of “Corporate Restructuring”.