Section reviews

- Same challenges as most startups: Growth is very up and down. In the midst of a big pivot which can be stressful. Too much work for too few people. Comp and benefits are meh. - The founder (SG) isn't involved in the day to day, so don't join if you think you're going to get to work with him - No 401k, very few perks except for spot gifts here and there

- Scott Gallaway was verbally abusive to employees in internal meetings and in front of hundreds of customers. Management refused to address it in a timely and appropriate manner. That led many employees to lose respect for upper management. - The CEO/mgmt decided to pivot the product several times within a short amount of time (like 2 pivots within 6 months). The CEO didn't seem to use a lot of data to make decisions. He said once or twice in All Hands meetings that he made company-wide decisions based on his ideas/thoughts/feelings, not data. We definitely could tell. Hearing it admitted in All Hands meetings made us lose further trust in the CEO's abilities. - We also saw that the sprints taught one thing and leadership did something else. Why teach strategies you don't believe in using? - Multiple layoffs (including laying off the entire HR team) - Customer-facing team members were cut (for a product that was heavily customer-focused) - CEO brags on LinkedIn about how he's cutting full-time employees to replace with contractors - Customer-facing DEI efforts mostly led by white men who showed their bias frequently.