Humble management, people often matter more than product, industry at the doorstep of possible revolution
Pros
Despite using the latest in agile product methodologies and engineering, company feels decidedly different than VC fueled Silicon Valley startups. In a sense, it still recalls memories of the honest and respectful ideals of entrepreneurship. The level of caring and personal attention is not typical for an 800 people company. The travel industry is at the brink of some great changes, Skyscanner has the unique combination of investing enough to become a tech company but with very strong travel roots, due to going after each partners in travel individually instead of buying or crawling for bulk data. Absolutely fantastic CEO, who is already rich enough to resist the urge to micromanage, introvert enough to listen carefully to his people.
Cons
Persons often matter more than product, which sometimes prohibits moving fast and early enough to catch up with the market. Though being a market leader now, the company would need some very deliberate and radical advances in product strategy to warrant longevity. Also, carrier development path with some areas are less than clear, some line managers have way too many direct reports.