Is it too late to join Argo AI? (IPO next year)

Amazon / Eng
asqwz

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asqwz
Dec 12, 2021 23 Comments

I have interviews coming up with Argo AI. Seems like a good late-stage/pre-ipo startup to work for.

My questions are -
1. If they are going public next year, is it too late to join and reap the benefits of stock appreciation?
2. How is the culture overall?

I am interviewing for the Embedded Software org.

#argoai #startup #ipo

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  • I think you will get about the same number of shares as those who joined in last two years.
    Dec 12, 2021 16
  • Argo AI
    ricbak

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    ricbak
    Not too late. Join. We are going places and there’s still huge upside potential IMO. Culture - we work hard but I have always felt seen and appreciated here. There is an active effort to continually improve things, no complacency. Compensation is good. Everyone is technical up to and including the CEO. I have huge respect for the entire leadership team, especially in autonomy. I’ve previously worked at 2x FAANG (hope I don’t dox myself lol) and this is the best job I’ve had.

    Downsides - the tooling and infra are a bit immature. It’s being worked on but hard to prioritize it feels like. There have been big improvements in the last year.
    Dec 12, 2021 4
    • Argo AI
      ricbak

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      ricbak
      Depends on the team. Some teams are very close knit and others are fairly independent. People seem happy overall. Company does a lot of all-hands where the leadership is very transparent, and I would say probably every month or two there is some kind of event, like we recently celebrated the 5 year anniversary of the company.

      Covid has made it all pretty hard. I’m hoping my org has some kind of on-site once things are a bit more stable with this omicron mess.
      Dec 12, 2021
    • Argo AI
      AURvsARGO

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      AURvsARGO
      I echo similar (ricbak’s) thoughts. It used to be shitty couple of years back, but things have significantly improved.
      Dec 13, 2021
  • Asurion
    chaata

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    chaata
    All AI is now down from the hype cycle and close to reality. You should be good.
    Dec 12, 2021 0