Avantages
- Great product that re-invented the mobile and web analytics space - Incredible momentum as the mobile space grows - Standard perks like free lunches, dinners, happy hours, toys, referral bonuses - Annual ski trip to Tahoe and other outings - I've made a nice bit of money selling this product - Having Mixpanel on my resume has helped get job opportunities now that I'm planing to leave
Inconvénients
- Relationship between sales (customer) and engineering (product) is terrible: total isolation and now confrontation as the company grows; it's like Revenge of the Nerds but in reverse - Frat culture: the CEO's three favorite things are talking about how much he likes to drink, comparing himself to a gangster rapper, and a juvenile lack of self-awareness - Revolving door of talent: some attrition is to be expected, but even senior-level managers and top performers are leaving in droves (some pretty quickly) - No strategy or focus on growth: some of the numbers look great but others really, really don't - Horrible leadership: yes, he's young and relatively inexperienced, but the CEO also just treats people pretty badly