Pros
My journey at MemSQL hasn't been an easy one. Within the first 3 months, the entire senior leadership changed, a new CEO at the helm with a new senior leadership team. I truly didn't know where I stood. Fast forward 10 months, I've never seen such a drastic change in a company for the positive in such a short period of time. We focused on the key elements of the business and the results have been phenomenal: *Hired strong/proven sales leaders. This is probably the 2nd time in my career where I've worked with Sales leaders who truly lead by example. They don't lead by fear rather by accountability and facts. *The management team focused on frivolous spending and put emphasis towards where the actual needs are *We put a huge focus on diversity hires. It's just not a company tagline; memSQL is investing time and energy on training the management team. *Cudos to HR/ E-team, providing transparency across the organization has been a big change. Every voice is heard and questions are answered in the all-hands calls. Employees are allowed to ask questions anonymously and they are answered by our CEOs. This really allowed employees to speak their minds during this challenging time and get answers. *Growth in sales has been tremendous over the last 3 quarters. The exec team made a huge investment in the leadership roles and it’s paying off.
Cons
memSQL has come a long way over the last 12 months, and well on its way to establishing itself as a leader in the space. With such a fast pace of growth, it comes with sacrifices. These are not necessarily Cons rather cost to be #1 *Worklife balance *Everything is a priority and needs to be completed yesterday *More focus on sales and product hires. Supporting functions needs to scale with a growing team and added responsibilities