Good customer-centric product process, strong mission
Pros
Thought a lot over the past few years on how I'd like to be investing my time/life, and Indigo has been a great way for me to fulfill that need. At the most practical level, it's a business trying to strategically align with the wave of investment in ESGs, traceability, sustainability, etc. but over the years I've learned that this also aligns with the various producers, buyers, agribusinesses, and brands who are also making those investments. More specific to what the technology culture looks like: - Surprisingly (for how nascent the org is) mature product process, great collaboration of product, design, and engineering throughout the entire process. - Leadership creates space for teams to discover the right problems to tackle, concept solutions, and execute in the best way they see fit (bottoms up, problem focused) - Acknowledges strategic missteps, and pivots based on customer learnings and feedback - Paths to progression is something leadership is actively addressing
Cons
- I'm sure this is said about every startup (Indigo is no different) - can be some ambiguity in the day-to-day, and change is always possible (although leadership recognizes the tradeoffs) - Change is incremental and can take a while to see major impacts. - Not all projects are directly "sticking your hands in dirt and saving the planet" - our customers have been in the business for generations and our first priority is solving their problems, not necessarily pushing "sustainability". We're all supporting that mission, but some roles/teams/projects are further from that than others.
