Pros
- The team is full with ambitious, smart and genuinely kind people. Colleagues are professional, competent, and also fun to hang out with, which collaboration easy and enjoyable. - It’s exciting because the company runs multiple products at different stages of maturity. You get exposure to both “scaling what already works” and “finding product–market fit” initiatives, so there’s a lot of room to learn, experiment, and grow quickly. - The customer base is impressive, you get to work with Fortune 500 clients and see both PLG and enterprise-style motions from the inside. It’s a great place if you want to understand how different go-to-market models actually operate in practice. - It’s a very stimulating environment if you enjoy thinking with customers, not just executing tickets. You’re often treated as a partner, helping them shape how they’ll work with data and analytics for the next few years. - The products are genuinely cool if you’re into data, analytics, finance, or AI. It’s satisfying to work on something that solves real, hard problems. - Some functions are quite mature, whereas others still have a way to go. It's cool though as you see change quickly, and there's a lot of opportunity to grow and implement your ideas. - The company is remote-first, with an office in Slovenia. If you’re not used to remote work, it might be a bit of an adjustment at first. You do get a lot of flexibility and people are regularly flown in, but you need to be proactive about communication and building relationships. - Zebra is bootstrapped and profitable, which creates a sense of stability and focus. Decisions are driven by real business impact, not by chasing the next funding round or vanity metrics.
Cons
- Being bootstrapped also means there isn’t an endless pile of VC money to experiment with. There is significiant investment into growth and new initiatives, but there’s also a real expectation that you can make a solid business case and think about ROI. If you come from a heavily funded startup where spending was very loose, this can feel like an adjustment at first (and it's a good one :))