Pros
Flexible Timings. No managers. Bare minimum meetings. No politics. Almost everyone's an engineer. Everyone's supportive, considerate, and polite. Great WLB. Founder is an amazing person. No hard boundaries in roles. You get exposure in any and all domains (FE, BE, Infra, Data Science, AI, Dev Rel). Everyone's passionate about tech.
Cons
Pay is a little less. But it's a fair trade considering the pros.