Pros
NextFab is an incredible concept that attracts a lot of talented people. Whether you're on staff or just a member, being at NextFab is an opportunity to connect with a unique creative community and enrich your life with new knowledge and skills. It's an environment designed to support learning new things, doing it yourself, and innovative problem solving.
Cons
At times, NextFab can seem like a sterile engineering facility, separated from the human world, lacking culture, with political landmines awaiting you in every awkwardly tight space. The idea that everyone can do it themselves is ingrained in both the staff and the members of NextFab but often gets in the way of productivity when the DIY project becomes a distraction from the actual problem at hand. That being said, it's all about perspective. You can choose to see a dysfunctional startup with some growing pains or you can choose to see an innovative company that's conflicted about whether it wants to make money or make a difference in the world. Overall, NextFab is a good place filled with good people but the business is complicated.