Pros
Immediate coworkers were intelligent and kind. Exposure to different industries and technologies was a plus.
Cons
Lux presents itself as a company at the forefront of next generation technology. In reality its an army of overworked, underpaid people whose weapons are Google and university research access (passwords provided by unpaid college interns). The business model relies on generating income via subscription service to interview-derived tidbits and research reports, and via contracted, one off consulting projects. I believe they are also developing a "showcasing service" for companies who want to buy startups. Lux's operational approach is akin to boiling the ocean in search of leads and data. This approach results in exhausted employees who generate insanely detailed, but often useless, research documents. The excel files and ppt decks are informed, but off mark. The lack of staff who possess true industry, rather than purely academic, experience serves to cause teams to always be on the verge of drowning in irrelevant information. Because no one knows what's really going on in a given industry, the value of products generated is low. As noted elsewhere, work life balance is nonexistent. Turnover is high. Fossilized management serves up meaningless drivel in place of any tenable plan for sustainable profit generation. My advice for current or potential employees: there are better paying jobs with great benefits, great teams, and great work life balance, out there. It's never too late to go knocking on doors. Talk to recruiters. Cold call reserach employees at companies that interest you. It is possible to do better.