Pros
The company has grown a TON since I joined but has done a pretty good job of keeping its core values intact throughout. We work in an industry with so much green field, it would be so easy for those values to get tossed out the window in exchange for short term victories. That hasn't happened at Helix. Leadership and most of the company is very pragmatic and realistic in our approach to the business and long tail growth efforts. Overall, we're an extremely optimistic and mission-driven group of colleagues who are fiercely proud of the work we're doing and team we're doing it with.
Cons
There's definitely a fair amount of ambiguity in roles and a need to be nimble according to internal and external changes, but not much more than you would find in any other 2 year old company. The difference is there's no real benchmark for how we're doing since no other company has ever taken this approach in the industry. It's easy for 2 competing food delivery or ride share apps to compare milestone. Not so for an nascent industry and business model like ours. If you tend to be risk averse, you may find yourself being challenged in ways you never expected.
