Recruiters are either untruthful or ill informed during interviews, not willing to talk about internal and product issues
Amount of equity given out is negligible if you are actually able to figure out how many shares are outstanding, all revenue and valuation numbers are shrouded in secrecy
Inexperienced CEO is not inspiring nor a leader, is inaccessible and seldom in office
Company mission statement is not compelling
Product roadmap is set by CEO and marketing team more so than by customer feedback and market demand
At past companies, board member have been active members of the organization and have made themselves available by anyone at the company to help drive success and answer questions. At MemSQL, it seems like there is a new board member being added every few quarters and none have offered any guidance to anyone but the C level team.