Small team environment with opportunities to work on different parts of the system and take ownership of projects.
Cons
Product direction and planning often change quickly, making it difficult for teams to focus on long-term goals. Many strategic decisions appear to come from a single leadership source rather than collaborative planning.
- early stage company, so potentially, high ownership
- produces genuinely high quality research
Cons
- research is not integrated into product because decision makes lack clear understanding of problem space
- CEO has made "being a CEO" their whole personality, in the worst possible way. Imagine if someone thought that to be a CEO like Steve Jobs was to obsessively micromanage, and create a personal image around a piece of clothing (he has his own version of the iconic turtleneck)
