Pros
Had the potential to be a good company.
Cons
Every decision at BenchSci is driven by one goal - CEO's self preservation instinct. BenchSci was created 10 years back by 4-5 students in U of T. This was their first job, but they got into senior leadership positions. One of them was the CEO. As the company grew, it exceeded his caliber to manage. Board did not make a change. Strike 1. When the company got Series B/C funding, a set of senior "salesmen / women" came into the organization in other senior leadership positions who started selling the CEO on empty dreams. CEO was too gullible. Believed them, didnt have experience to know better. Took the company in the wrong direction for 4-5 years. Strike 2. Now the company is in a death spiral. All decisions are driven by desperation and self-preservation instinct. CEO is leading an AI drug discovery company. But no experience in pharma, no experience in tech. In fact, no experience in basic leadership skills. And now increasingly clear that he is low on basic human values as well. Getting very close to Strike 3.