- Good product, built on cutting-edge technologies. Product & technology have won several awards
- Opportunities to take ownership, and have large impact on the product
- Create product that also has social impact
Cons
- Achieving wide distribution in K-12 education is slow. Selling to schools/publishers takes time
. Brings people from different areas including academia, research, technology, business together to create Product based solutions
. Team is agile and quick to learn and adapt to market needs.
. Great opportunity to learn cutting edge technologies - FE and BE Full stack.
. Promotes taking ownership of things as well as exposes to multiple aspects of running a startup.
. Creating an environment to always learn and grow.
Cons
. Continue focusing on the core value proposition and narrow focus area.
-I am constantly learning from and challenged by smart people with interesting backgrounds that are quite different from mine.
-Ideas across the organization are considered and acted on. Everyone contributes and has important input.
-I worked with SmartyPal as an educational consultant for a while before joining full-time. I was attracted to working for them because I think the company cares deeply about making a real difference in how people learn.
-Management is honest and transparent about the status of the company as a whole and any issues that affect the direction of various projects.
-At a start-up that is constantly trying to do better, every day is exciting and different from the last.
Cons
-At a start-up that is constantly trying to do better, every day is exciting and different from the last.