Avantages
- Format has a clear values, vision, mission and long term strategy
- Financially stable self-funded company that focuses on work that has impact on its community as well as its business
- Culture at Format is quite amazing. The company is filled with a talented group of people that care about each other, the product and Format’s success.
- The management team does a great job ensuring the company continues to grow even though it’s completely self-funded
- All format departments are well defined and working with little friction. A focus on process and good planning ensures most work moves smoothly and results in a successful outcome
- Trust is a foundation of Format’s success. Managers trust their team members while ensuring they are happy and productive. Team members continuously build that trust by having autonomy in producing work that has impact.
- This is a design driven company. Which has resulted in design and engineering working really well together.
- Format does a great job growing the team by hiring driven, experienced and caring people
Inconvénients
The company had a hard time scaling Marketing for a while. It looks like things are working smoothly now with a well defined path to success.