Intellectual Ventures Employee Reviews about "smart people"

Pros

Lots of smart and motivated people

Cons

Project priorities and attention shift relatively rapidly

Pros

pay a lot and some smart people

Cons

What I originally thought to be an interesting business model turned into a sham. Management decisions are made by One Founder who has no business sense. Smart technically, but he has absolutely no business skills and is not involved in daily work and explodes if anyone offers advice or reality to his view of the world. Management team stays put in their offices; never roam the floors to get a feel for the business. As a result, half the people are just looking for another job and getting paid well to do it. Very poor management team. No accountability for anyone. Very embarrassing.

Pros

they have very smart people who are individually very nice and interesting. The pay is more than competitive, work life balance not bad.

Cons

collectively groups of people tend to overthink things. simple problems get complex very quickly. Collaboration is challenged due to nature of the business and attitudes (and territorial tendencies) of leaders. benefits aren't good.

Pros

Salary is higher than average. Business model is new. Leader in the niche. Very smart people around. Great opportunity in the market. Free snacks, drinks.

Cons

Top managements are not very clear about the new business model in 5 years. Need a lot of try and fail cycle to figure out. Process is weak. But they are working to build it. Expanding quickly in recent two years. Not sure if the business can sustain in the near future. A lot of jobs are self-initiated. Do your best work.

Pros

Extremely well capitalized You will be well compensated You'll work with very smart and talented people there

Cons

Huge egos within management There was lots of talk with little action The company is inefficient - lots of money is wasted on (useless) pet projects Communication is a rare virtue

Pros

Individual people can be really nice and smart. Personal interactions can be satisfying on a social level. Salary is generous.

Cons

Despite the interesting people working there, the overall culture is not good. There is a pervasive culture of disrespect from the top down (the new President excepted). It is okay for many teams to do almost nothing, or work that has little or no value. There is a large amount of waste in the company which is tolerated, and at times encouraged. Although many people are good to interact with socially, there is no sense of teamwork or common goals overall.

Pros

Expectations are high, but if you like a challenge, you'll get all you can handle. It is never, ever, boring. You work with extremely smart and driven people. Salary compensation is average or above average, but the potential for additional income is huge. You work on interesting, and in some cases world-changing, technologies. Potential, on all fronts, is staggering.

Cons

Mostly senior and experienced people are hired to work here, so if you're looking for a typical 'career path' you won't find it. The business model is mostly in people's heads. Processes are not documented or well understood. Communication is an issue. Too many smart, driven leaders who don't really talk to each other, or their subordinates.

Pros

Smart people and potential for opportunities

Cons

Lacks clear progression for those new in their careers

Pros

A lot of really smart people have come and gone.

Cons

CPO is a very broken person. She is despised by all and runs her own agenda. The primary Founder has no clue as he is all IQ and no EQ whatsoever. Many people have worked hard to only be taken out by her petty politics.

Pros

Very smart people trying to solve hard problems. If you're a process person this is the wrong place for you as the business changes very frequently, sometimes several times a year. You have to be good with working with people and dealing with ambiguity and changing priorities.

Cons

Some parts have very immature processes.