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5.0

100% would recommend to a friend

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Ali Ghodsi

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100% positive business outlook

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5.0
Jan 30, 2025
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Pros

Culture — From the executives to the ICs, cultural values are more than words and are reflected in words and actions across the firm. Truth-seeking is a core value, and that forces an honest look from leaders at how we execute our mission. Engineering — Top-notch engineers. And, in general, top-notch talent across the company. That helps the overall company continue to raise the bar, motivate, and inspire each other... in a virtuous loop. Executing on the Vision — given the culture and engineers, along with the field, the company, as a whole, diligently moves forward and remains relevant (as visionary leaders in the industry) by staying at the forefront of data and AI.

Cons

Innovators’ Dilemma — By marching forward with clear eyes, leadership periodically adjusts strategy and tactics to align with the core company mission. That adjustment can cause confusion and frustration. To be fair, this concern is managed fairly well by leadership via frequent all-hands meetings and annual kick-off initiatives.

5.0
Apr 4, 2023
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Pros

Culture -- top-to-bottom, people are collaborative and results-oriented. Innovative -- the company vision of being the best data-and-ai platform and The Lakehouse requires continuous innovation. Leadership are future-focused and execute in a measured yet ambitious manner with enough urgency to keep raising the bar while simultaneously sustaining high morale. Learning -- as a technologist, I am always learning. The platform has many aspects and is continuously evolving, so learning opportunities arise regularly. Rewarding -- Helping clients is rewarding and feels like a genuine win-win as clients increase their platform usage. Compensation and non-monetary rewards are nice too. C-suite -- it maintains its scrappy ambitiousness that helps fuel a great startup culture. Meanwhile, they are true professionals and are fact-driven, leveraging data to guide decisions and adjust strategy.

Cons

Too many enticing things to learn or explore on the platform.

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