Pros
staff level employees are exceptional. Very smart and well intended. They genuinely want to make a difference
Kontras
No 401k matching
No performance management and career development
Hiring takes forever and it seems like everyone in the company needs to interview and approve any hires
Its a 7 year old startup lead by founders. Go into it knowing this. As with many many many founder run startups it's very high pressure and not very "HR Friendly". The culture is volatile and its not clear the founders know where to go next. People are hired and fired it seems on a dime. If you can handle this type of instability ok.
If the goal of the VC is a sale exit, then they should seriously consider all options to getting to that sale. Including bringing in a real C suite.