Pros
The core work. Passionate people. High on creativity. Building something new.
Cons
1. Extremely autocratic, there is only 1 leader (thats a misnomer for this person). Results in no other strong second rung leader (the people who speak up are eventually gamed out of the system) 2. When the going is good, its easy for you to maintain culture. When its bad is when your culture should lead you, unfortunately its a facade and falls flat when it comes to taking decisions in tough times. They would lie, embarrass themselves to rationalize these decisions. And in turn would kill culture, trust and truthfulness - that they took so long with so much blood, sweat and tears. 3. They dont see employees as future leaders, every one is judged every momment eveb after 1 -1.5 years. The founders and the founding team can make a lot of mistakes. 1 minor mistake and you will be eliminated. No scope of getting mentored.
