Pros
- Mission driven company with generally great people to work with - Went from a proof of concept MVP into a potential market disruptor
Cons
- Prior to the CTO leaving, the Engineering team had a 100% retention rate. A lot of Engineers were silently dismissed or have quit due to lack of leadership direction - Employee input is generally ignored and lack of transparency from leadership has lead to uneasiness in the company - If you decide to leave the company and have vested shares, they will use their Repurchase Rights (also known as Clawback) and force you to sell your shares at a discounted price. I’m sure many if not all employees are not aware of these clawbacks when negotiating an offer or even after exercising their options. - Early employees have worked tirelessly day and night in hopes that their stock has huge upside value only to be ambushed with this cause when leaving.