Very Bad CEO - Anonymous employee Gigwalk Employee Review

1.0
Jul 7, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The location is excellent as it is just a few blocks from both Cal Train and BART. The office is dog friendly, and the remote workers come visit every few months for the company offsites.

Cons

The CEO is lost and there seems to be no hope in sight, and his larger than life ego is toxic. At this time the executive team is missing leaders for marketing, sales, and client services, and because there has always lacked a product market fit they're having trouble finding new leadership. Leaders have to go over the CEO's head to be successful as he's too focused on serving the two major clients. He also lacks the experience and creativity to provide input for the company's road map, and focuses on building power points for hopeless causes. It's a mess and turnover is high, don't be a victim of this poor leadership and go elsewhere.

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5.0
Feb 25, 2015
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Pros

have been challenged and encouraged everyday i come into the office. Very fast pace "go get it" attitude.

Cons

Not a place to work if you need your hand held, need to be motivated and ready to dive into any situation that comes your way.

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4.0
Oct 11, 2016
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Pros

Similar to how Uber is disrupting the transportation industry and Airbnb the hotel industry, Gigwalk is transforming how people find and execute work thru mobile technology. Gigwalk is at the forefront of this movement. McKinsey just did a study that showed over 30% of the labor force is now working in the Gig economy. Gigwalk has built an organic workforce of over 1 million Gigwalkers and is growing exponentially. Additionally, the platform has continued to evolve and become more advanced, meeting the needs of clients. Gigwalk gave me an amazing opportunity to branch outside of a traditional sales role and handle many cross departmental responsibilities. It was a pleasure working alongside the CEO, CTO, and VP of Engineering. I left Gigwalk with a wealth of new tools and learnings.

Cons

When you read the cons, one needs to take into consideration that this is a startup, its an organization that consumes VC cash and is trying to become a sustainable business. If you understand this upfront then there should be no surprises when there are pivots, roadblocks, etc. The company is extremely agile and releases new updates every 2 weeks. Because of that flexibility different hypothesis and strategies will be tested. Based on your needs, a startup can be a pro or con.

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