- Relationship between sales (customer) and engineering (product) is terrible: total isolation and now confrontation as the company grows; it's like Revenge of the Nerds but in reverse
- Frat culture: the CEO's three favorite things are talking about how much he likes to drink, comparing himself to a gangster rapper, and a juvenile lack of self-awareness
- Revolving door of talent: some attrition is to be expected, but even senior-level managers and top performers are leaving in droves (some pretty quickly)
- No strategy or focus on growth: some of the numbers look great but others really, really don't
- Horrible leadership: yes, he's young and relatively inexperienced, but the CEO also just treats people pretty badly