An Honest Review - Anonymous employee Stanza Employee Review

2.0
Apr 30, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People are cool, however the most qualified ones tend to not stay more than 6 months.

Cons

The CEO, as someone else said is just frankly a bad person. She does lack empathy and has no moral compass. Unlike most CEO's she isn't particularly skilled technically or on the business side. From a product perspective most of the revenue is generated through ads nobody sees. This is likely why they haven't raised any level of impressive funding. Working on the Ad side for some time, I have serious questions that what they are doing is legal. At best it is dishonest and manipulative.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I’ve worked at Stanza for more than half a year. I was eager to take on this role because it allowed me to wear multiple hats (this was exactly the type of role I was looking for when I applied). I get to have my hands in so many things here, which has expanded my skill set and has given me a holistic view of the company. I have the freedom to just run with things that I think would be good for the company. I also think the product is great and will be getting better. I love the culture at Stanza, and I am striving to make it even better. I wake up in the morning looking forward to going to “work”. The team here have become my friends, and I feel like Stanza is my little family away from home. I have the opportunity to work with the exec team, and mostly with the CEO/Founder. I can tell you that she is one of the hardest working women I have ever been around. Stanza is her baby and she strives to make sure we are going in the right direction and that the employees are happy and are able to work on things that they believe in. I really enjoy working with her and the team here. Yes it has its ups and downs, but that is just startup life. Nothing is perfect. You have to roll with the punches and be an adult.

Cons

Very fast paced. You have to be able to keep up with that, but that is very common in a startup atmosphere.

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2.0
Jun 28, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Cool product, lots of autonomy, great team

Cons

Everyone got laid off with no notice or severance

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