Indiegogo Reviews

Pros

Human Resources does a masterful job for education, inclusion in a remote environment, and management of people & benefits. The culture at Indiegogo stands on its own, as all of the employees are some the friendliest and brightest I have ever come across. All this lessened the curve massively of starting a new job in a remotely.

Cons

Crowdfunding is going through some transitions as an industry, which has reflected in some internal changeover. Tons of runway to make an impact, but priorities/responsibilities are constantly evolving.

Pros

The colleagues I had at IGG are some of the best I’ve ever had and it’s inspiring to work with such great people who are inspiring and bringing their best every day. However, due to low pay and low morale overall turnover is extremely high which leads to constant pushing of deadlines for projects and then overreaching to try and get something done in time. Projects like IGG+ Were executed at great cost to budgets by people who were out of their depth due to no one else being available. And then almost immediately after completion the project was abandoned due to RIFs. It’s frustrating to work hard on a project and have it abandoned. The company had record profits in 2020 and the ceo at the time shared the rewards of that but turned a blind eye to the fact that the business model wasn’t fixed by any means. That meant 2021 was far from a banner year and led to constantly trying to identify new revenue streams. Constantly changing course is difficult and demoralizing.

Cons

Constant turnover Low pay by industry standards New CEO is out of their depth Platform is archaic and needs a total overhaul but there aren’t resources for that and profit is prioritized The entire system is focused on entrepreneurs and no thought is given to consumers/backers of campaigns who are burned time and time again so they stop using crowdfunding which directly impacts revenue Remaining team after the RIF in May is overwhelmed and burned out Morale is at an all time low

Pros

Indiegogo is made up of smart, driven, and clever people working together toward an admirable goal. The culture is transparent and ripe with opportunities to learn and grow. They have some of the best benefits I’ve had with great work/life balance. The leadership team is caring with an awesome open-door policy. They are often in the trenches working with each of the teams sharing knowledge and providing guidance.

Cons

Every organization has its struggles, and Indiegogo certainly does. Continue focusing your efforts on training management and focusing on how we can make things better for our customers!

Pros

Indiegogo has a friendly, fun, quirky culture that is closer to a start-up than the larger, historied Crowdfunding Platform that it is. There are tons of opportunities to make an impact as a professional and stepping up / challenging the status quo is welcomed. The new CEO is focused on making improvements every day and bringing everyone together for the ride. The focus is squarely on a product-centric strategy while operating efficiently as a organization. This has been and continues to be a place that people can challenge themselves, be challenged by smart peers, and do so in a collaborative setting that feels light on politics and high on potential.

Cons

With great potential comes lots of shiny objects. If Indiegogo’s team can focus on the most important, quality things over a quantity of smaller opps, more progress can be made.

Pros

Excellent supportive employee culture , competitive pay, professional development opportunities.

Cons

Leadership is removed from what employees are doing day to day, layoffs.

Pros

Culture is truly amazing. You'll meet very genuine, friendly, creative people here. For a small company, its HR is done superbly. Good remote culture.

Cons

Crowdfunding is a dying industry. So being a 2nd player (after Kickstarter) in a dying industry is a difficult place to be. No matter how hard you try, the business is struggling more and more each year. The company has gone through a lot of management changes the past few years and it has created added organizational burden/debt and knowledge lost.

Pros

Great mission, great coworkers who love working together and are really supportive. New leadership is making a lot of changes for the better. Proud to work here!

Cons

Fast paced environment typical of startups, there is always more that we want to do than time to do it. Some turnover recently but likely for the best as some of the more tenured employees are not embracing much needed change.

Pros

- Indiegogo provides very in depth analytics to the entire team providing great transparency to all employees - Indiegogo focuses on team building and maintaining a positive company culture - Benefits are great - Has that startup/entrepreneurial feel, but more established organization that better matches a larger corporation - Awesome work/life balance

Cons

- Not really a con, but crowdfunding is a nuanced industry that takes a bit of time to learn and adjust to vs. direct eCommerce (though it is exciting!)

Pros

- The people at Indiegogo are great. Everyone works well together and cares about each other - Mission driven, fun space to work in, inspiring to talk to entrepreneurs and learn about their journeys - Work/Life balance, 100% remote, good benefits

Cons

- Management turnover led to changing priorities and a lot of confusion. With the new CEO, things are settling in and I believe we are on the right track - Product hasn't changed significantly in a while. Hoping to see more improvement there soon

Pros

-Generous about perks like productivity stipend, wellness stipend, and gogobucks that employees can use to back the campaigns in the platform. -Flexible about work arrangement, location, and async schedule. (May become a con as the company being too flexible makes collaboration and communication mostly difficult)

Cons

-A lot of directional changes since the leadership change this year. Limited execution in H1 and I kept hearing team leaders talking about “we are figuring out the strategies” or something is “TBD”. In another words, the organization is overall chaotic and lacks execution. -Never about customers. Such an irony that the company missed so much business opportunities to third party software because the platform itself is so user-unfriendly and is not designed for meet the unmet needs. -People always got shuffled around and resources are spread thin. -High turnover rate since 2022 at both manager and individual contributor levels.