Pros
A few years ago, a good friend of mine shared how her emotional spectrum had been stretched by parenthood. Her capacity for joy grew tremendously, and conversely her capacity for pain grew, too. The same can be said about my experience working at InStride. We are a startup focused on changing the world by removing barriers to higher education for working adults and their families. This. Is. Hard. If it were easy, someone would've done it already. So, yes, there are days when I've never felt more challenged. But, it's also on those days that I feel more joy and fulfillment in my work than I ever have before because I am surrounded by some of the most passionate, smart, collaborative, kind and empathic team members I've ever known. I am beyond excited for the impact we are creating with our incredible partners, and inspired every day by the stories of our learners.
Cons
We're a young startup, so not all of our processes are fully baked (which can cause churn), but I also know we're working every week/month/quarter to evaluate, improve and ultimately mature our business processes to be successful at scale.
