Pros
Higher level management is experienced and genuinely nice, but seem disconnected from reality.
Cons
Doesn't feel like a startup. Very corporate style politics where managers who manage people don't do much work and don't get along with other groups. The company hires people by telling them that they will work on things that will progress their career but instead puts them to work on things that older employees don't want to do, so that the older employees don't leave. People generally feel taken advantage off since once their skills are used their careers are abandoned. There is also a lot of background gossip and mockery by managers. People get ahead not by doing good work but by doing their managers work. There is also no HR in the company which causes poor culture.