High-growth enterprise software, experimental and autonomy rooted culture
Pros
- Compared to organizations I've worked for in the past, Proton's product is the stickiest and most interesting to prospective buyers. As such, selling and talking about the product is energizing. - The leadership is young (which implies a lack of deep experience), but it's diverse in background and well-rounded all things considered. There is a high level of humility in the leadership team, a necessary quality to empower autonomous decision making. You will not feel like a cog in a wheel at Proton. - The company is bullish but lean. I gravitate towards high-growth startups that bias towards high-impact results with minimum inputs. That's not to say the leadership won't invest where investment is warranted. - The company doubled in revenue in my first 3 months (this is a non-trivial stat, as the company already had several active enterprise six-figure contracts in place), so I'm optimistic about a continued upward trajectory.
Cons
- Proton serves B2B distributors. Sound boring? It's not...it's a massive market that is ripe for vertical disruption. These folks are actively investing in digital transformation with a lot of budget to allocate, but admittedly it took me some time to get fired up about our audience and who we serve.
