Pros
Most employees are lovely people with good intentions and genuine desire to create value in their roles.
Cons
Where do I start...how about at the top? The CEO has received funding from an investor who has shown ZERO interest in company performance or results. The CEO displays ZERO operating experience in a technology startup. The CEO has ZERO strategy, operating plan or budget. He has ZERO interest in team collaboration, discussing difficult strategic questions, or providing any direction or constructive feedback. He has ZERO people or communication skills, does not interact with employees at company events and avoids group meetings at all costs. The company has built ZERO viable or differentiated products in the market due to the lack of direction or prioritization. There is a repeated pattern of hiring “leaders” representing functional areas, promoting them, demoting them, ignoring them, and then randomly interrogating their value to the organization and then most often letting them go. The CEO hires and fires employees erratically while the remaining teams are left to figure out how to absorb the changes. Morale is questionable at best and sugar-coated with in-office gatherings. If you’re seriously considering a position here, get control over your exit terms in your employment contract before you start and be prepared to be let down in a big way.