I would recommend it. But be prepared to do a wide range of tasks, not all of your time will be spent on product design. There will be many other things that will need designing, the CEOs pitch deck, marketing material, internal communication, t-Shirts, all sort of things.
Also you'll probably have to do things at a faster pace than if you were a member of a lager team, so youll need to get good at prioritising the most important things, as some things will have to be done later.
One more thing, meet up with other designers regularly to discuss and critique things, and if possible convince your COO to hire in consultants occasionally so you can still learn from others and share ideas.
I would recommend it. But be prepared to do a wide range of tasks, not all of your time will be spent on product design. There will be many other things that will need designing, the CEOs pitch deck, marketing material, internal communication, t-Shirts, all sort of things.
Also you'll probably have to do things at a faster pace than if you were a member of a lager team, so youll need to get good at prioritising the most important things, as some things will have to be done later.
One more thing, meet up with other designers regularly to discuss and critique things, and if possible convince your COO to hire in consultants occasionally so you can still learn from others and share ideas.