A long road to success - Anonymous employee vidIQ Employee Review

2.0
4 Apr 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Attractive self sustainable product. Smart and passionate coworkers who know and love what they do. Modern tools with flexibility to pick tech stack that works for you and your team.

Cons

Toxic leadership. Get the smartest team around the world with poor leadership infusing stress and you will get vidiq. Teams are misaligned on strategy and execution. Zero transparency. Creative product ideas and offered solutions are being ignored. There are strong experts who joined the company over last year but it will be a long road of breaking the current plateau of bad practice and toxicity.

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vidIQ Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. It is helpful for us to hear what is going well and areas for us to improve upon. We are glad to see your positive feedback on your smart and passionate colleagues and the product. We also appreciate your feedback around leadership challenges and lack of alignment. As a growing and rapidly evolving start-up, we sometimes have competing priorities for how best to allocate resources and which product ideas to escalate. While there might not always be agreement on these things, we strive for team members to feel heard and to have transparency on why certain decisions are made. We are making continued efforts on the senior leadership team to increase our communications and collaboration with our teams. If you are interested in discussing this further, we encourage you to reach out to your manager or to HR to continue the conversation.

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Cons

Fast-paced environment often leads to shifting priorities.

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vidIQ gives you a high degree of independence, You're often given a high level objective, but it's up to you to determine how best to achieve it. No micromanaging here. The culture really values innovation and expects everyone to come to the table with new ideas. Colleagues are constantly learning the latest trends, experimenting with new tools, and sharing updates with the team. Exploration and testing ideas are gold here, failure is celebrated because it means you are trying something new. There is a strong emphasis on AI, which makes it an exciting place to work if you're interested in learning and working with new technologies. It’s a customer-obsessed company, the CEO is always looking to shape the messaging and product to give creators the best experience possible. Leadership is approachable and strikes a good balance between understanding complex situations and making quick, confident decisions.

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It’s a very fast-paced company. With so many important initiatives happening at once, it can sometimes be tough to juggle priorities.

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vidIQ Response
6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such a thoughtful review. It’s great to hear that the culture of independence, experimentation, and customer focus has come through so clearly in your experience so far. We want people to feel trusted to figure out the best way to approach their work, and it’s encouraging to hear that this style is working well for you. It’s also good to know that the emphasis on innovation and AI has been energizing. Staying curious and trying new things are big parts of how we operate, and it’s great that you’re feeling that momentum on the team. We appreciate your feedback about the pace, too. With so many initiatives moving at once, things can definitely feel fast, and your note about keeping priorities aligned is an important reminder. This is something we continue to work on as we grow. Thanks again for sharing your experience. We're glad you’re here and appreciate the perspective you bring.
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