Pros
It's clear everyone here is passionate not just about their jobs but about the kids our work ultimately impacts: - Executives care about employees and their families and know us by name, and employee feedback and questions are heard and respectfully responded to. - The CTO cares about staying on the leading edge of education technology in a market that is often several years behind. - New and innovative ideas are welcome and encouraged. - Management and benefits are accommodating to employees seeking a healthy work/life balance.
Cons
Having acquired two companies recently, we're still working through the growing pains of integrating and scaling cultures, products, processes, and best practices. We are still learning how to be more data-driven and less emotional (remember, we're passionate people) when working through problems. There is ample opportunity to grow and mature in our highly dynamic inter- and intra-team cultures. It can be frustrating at times, but I haven't yet encountered a software company that doesn't face similar problems. I'm encouraged by our continued efforts to try to listen, assess, and incrementally improve.