I ended up in an employee owned place. Money ran out and wages were traded in for a period for company ownership. It created a flat org in some ways but also

I ended up in an employee owned place. Money ran out and wages were traded in for a period for company ownership. It created a flat org in some ways but also created a separation between old employees and new ones. The real leader was the lawyer trying to get new funding. When the money never came they folded all first world locations and became an Indian owned/run company and tried to sell in that market. The product tech became outdated after the first iphone so it made sense to go low end