Pros
- strong business outlook - excellent product - surrounded by some of the best expertise from whom one can learn - collaborative and supportive colleagues
Cons
- founders (ceo and chairman) have absolute and dictatorial control, which leads to poor decisions and high inefficiency across all Commercial functions. - people are scared of the CEO and his reactions, which leads to a dysfunctional culture. VP and below culture is good, but above that it is poor and corrosive. - Churn in Commercial leadership roles (Finance, Marketing, Sales) is for a good reason. CEO does not understand GTM and drives out high-performing experts due to his tops-down leadership style that does not build trust in his ELT - Above issues are classic of a private company, led by the founder/ceo that is technically brilliant but thinks it's his way or the highway. This works when you have 500 people and are private but not when you have 2000 and heading towards a potential IPO.