Pros
Wonderful place to work - good people, good mangers, good culture, Great comp, Great mission. Alexa and other senior management care about employees literally like family. Few financial firms in the world with this kind of culture! Challenge and stakes are greater than they have ever been, creating a very positive buzz. HOLY SMOKES the new office is going to be rad! (existing digs ain't bad either). best location of start up in New York, nexus of subway (and tunnel) options.
Cons
Some churn under new ownership w/ several taking time off having made some $$. And a couple leaving for impossible-to-refuse offers as recruiters have been on us like four loko fueled red tailed Hawks since the acquisition hit the tapes. blessing and a curse that LV has awesome currency with other startups as Alexa has undeniably been a talent magnet over the years. By and large the goals and mission are the same, comp better, platform more secure, with key difference being a near term focus on certain integrations with NM. But medium / long term should catapult LV to maasive compnay / IPO potential status.