Pros
Wizeline experienced tremendous growth over the last two years. We are backed by tier one venture capital firms and lead by early employees from Google, Netscape, Pager Duty, Square, and Pivotal. I can't say enough about about the leadership team Wizeline brought in to grow the company. Since joining I've learned a tremendous amount about business, simply by sitting a few desks away from our CEO and executive team - you won't get this type of personal attention at a large company. If you want to be a cog in the machine go work for a Google, Apple, or Salesforce. If you want to build the machine, find a startup thats experiencing rocket ship growth and get on board.
Wizeline has some crazy benefits for an early stage startup, Bismarck and the executive team understand the impact people have on a company and prioritize anything that might make an employee more efficient or better at their job.
Above all Wizeline supports entrepreneurs, if you have an idea or a company you want to start, Wizeline provides $250,000 seed funding for employees here longer than 2 years (have to pitch it of course). Bismarck likes to say "make Wizeline the place you work and learn before starting your own company".
We've had people join Wizeline in entry level sales development and transition into leadership roles in HR, Technical Writing, Project Managment, and Marketing. You're literally working side by side with some of the most talented people in the valley and if there's a new area you want to learn about or contribute, all you have to do is ask.
Simply from a sales perspective, I started as an SDR and learned how to cold call, pitch, and close. Not only am I learning the full sales cycle selling SaaS I've been on calls with VC investors, partnership conversations, and had front row seats to our executive team pitching household brands. That's real experience you don't have to pay for in Business School.
Cons
Getting pulled in multiple directions can present a challenge and create burn out if you don't stay focused. As with any startup Wizeline is still creating structure and improving internal process to find the best ways to communicate in a 250 person company. In the early days you knew everyone joining because you probably interviewed them or sat next to someone who did. Today There's a steady stream of new faces and at times, feels like growth is happening too quickly.
