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"I would work for Ustream again"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ustream full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Ustream is in a very exciting industry (video), there are a lot of interesting colleagues and partners that you can learn a lot from and most of them are quite fun too. The products and technology are exceptional and the office location is superb too (right next to the Caltrain terminal). The company has quite reasonable benefits and if you go to work there with the right mindset you can learn a lot and advance your career.
Cons
While I got a lot out of my tenure there I always felt that my salary was lacking behind my improved skills, let alone the inflating Bay Area standards. Eventually they offered me an OK raise but by that time I was ready to take a much more lucrative offer. Ustream was more fun but hey I got a rent to pay.
Advice to Management
Review compensations often so you can hold on to your top performers.
Ustream 2015-08-13 00:50 PDT![Ustream Logo]()
"Ustream was fun before IBM takeover"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ustream full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great team!
Fun job!
Got to learn about streaming, IBM, and Watson with more!Cons
No clear goals.
No clear promotion system.
Hours can be rough.Ustream 2018-05-17 12:23 PDT![Ustream Logo]()
"Forward-Thinking Start-Up"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ustream full-time
Pros
* Trust in employees
* Freedom to try new ideas and approaches to securing business
* Fearlessly pushed boundaries of technologyCons
* The only cons then were the lack of resources to really take livestreaming to the next level. Livestreaming as it is today owes a lot to the pioneering work that Ustream did.
Ustream 2017-09-25 13:02 PDT![Ustream Logo]()
"CSM"
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ustream full-time
Pros
Very interesting and cutting edge industry
Flexible schedule, able to telecommuteCons
Large wage inequality
No opportunity for training or educationUstream 2016-01-28 06:50 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to start a career!"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ustream full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The environment is very friendly and the teams are highly talented.
Snack bar and liquor bar make this place awesome.
Catered lunches and funny Marketing team made my stay worth while.Cons
Too many mistakes in transitional decisions.
Not challenging.
Vision isn't emphasized.
ALL employees should be rewarded occasionally. Many employees overlooked for their efforts in this company!Advice to Management
For a better more cohesive future, make sure your employees are happy + rewarded more frequently.
Ustream 2015-10-06 12:14 PDTHelpful (2)
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"great people, cool technology"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Ustream full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- people in the office are really great
- our processes and the leads are getting much better
- the new products are easier to sale
- great support from the HU engineering teamCons
- office is not ideal for people using bart
- achieving our quotas can be sometimes challenging
- turnover in the sales teamAdvice to Management
- more focus on making the goals clear for everybody
- improve the communication between sales and marketingUstream 2015-08-12 18:39 PDTHelpful (10)
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"I liked the community at Ustream"
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The new products were really great.
The CS team had good feedback from the customers, our performance improved a lot.
Communication with the HU teams became quite smoothly.
Regular town halls, update from the different teams, the company vision is communicated by the management.Cons
No real cons.
Fast pace, quick moving. Sometimes too fast.
You have to be very flexible.
I had to answer a lot of customer support ticket requests.Advice to Management
Keep up the direction to improve transparency.
Pay more attention to the salary of key people.Ustream 2015-07-16 07:21 PDTHelpful (9)
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"Quite OK overall"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ustream (More than a year)
Pros
Company has gotten more engaged with its customers and markets, there have been less ad hoc product direction or sudden strategy shifts than before. Resources are being spent more wisely and some recent changes in management had a positive result on my team. The platform works great for the most part and customers are pretty pleased.
Cons
Office is right next to Caltrain, great if you do Caltrain but sucks if you ride BART like I do.
Pay raises are hard to earn, you need to really stand out and lobby hard to get one.Advice to Management
Keep focusing on what the market really needs and do not let in the distractions. allow teams to focus and execute, reward performers.
Ustream 2015-07-16 07:00 PDTHelpful (8)
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"Marketing team rocks <3"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ustream full-time (More than a year)
Pros
I love the new products.
We created a pretty great marketing team.
We improved a lot in making data driven decisions.
The office is really awesome.Cons
Sometimes too fast, there are many challenges.
Pay raises are hard to earn.
Sometimes the dogs in the office can be distracting.Advice to Management
Keep moving towards enterprise. Improve employee retainment. Let the HU POs coming more to SF.
Ustream 2015-07-17 15:21 PDTHelpful (7)
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"I learned a lot here"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ustream full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
at that time we used data a lot to make decisions
great opportunity for proactive people
really great office, close to the caltrain
i liked the cooperation with the hu teamCons
it was challenging to follow the big changes in the strategy
the music in the office was sometimes annoying
the analyst team was small, we had to work a lotAdvice to Management
hire more people
better onboarding for new hiresUstream 2015-07-17 15:36 PDT
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