Pros
Nice people, interesting clients, potentially interesting work
Cons
This company is definitely having some growing pains. There were clearly a core group of people that somehow got “in” during the early years, mostly when they were 22 or something, and five to ten years later these people are running the place. They are not necessarily incompetent, and a few are great, but other than their tenure at MOD they generally have unimpressive resumes including work experience and education. However, they’re in. So it goes with startups but MOD seems to be especially bad at adjusting to changing times and a growing company. MOD’s practice of hiring people at the bottom and then moving them up means they are going to have a hard time attracting good talent. No one with a distinguished career and/or prestigious degrees wants to work for a 28 yr. old former yoga instructor-turned- tech executive who just happened to stay at MOD for six years during the earlier days when that was the amount of time it took to move all the way up in the ranks. No one could move up that quickly now and there is an ever-increasing gap between the powers that be and the rest of the workers with a cement ceiling in between. People leave realizing that they won’t ever be in the inner circle and they’re smart so they can take their talents elsewhere. At the same time, the executive team sometimes seems to drive the competent people away. This self-preservation tactic does not bode well for the future.