Backbone (CO) reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Jeff Fedor

67% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Backbone (CO) has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Backbone (CO) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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24 reviews
5.0
Dec 29, 2022

Great culture

Recommend
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Pros

The culture is great inviting environment and they really want to make sure you know the product

Cons

Not many cons to be honest

5.0
Jan 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The product works! Bringing a consumer product to fruition is immensely complex and riddled with pitfalls. Backbone can and does mitigate some of these challenges. I know this because I work hand in hand with our customers finding unique workflows to help their businesses succeed. Is it for everyone? Nope! But it’s a unique position to be so close to the end user and thus fulfilling knowing we’re solving something real. If we go away tomorrow, there a hole… Over the past 2 years, my tenure with Backbone has been a wild ride. But honestly, that's what I signed up for. While change is hard, it can create opportunities to touch parts of the business you wouldn't have access to in a more mature and siloed organization. I'm confident in Jeff's leadership and excited to see where we can go, even if his profile picture is a bit ominous. Lastly, given the number of DTC brands, the market and opportunity for Backbone is huge! The question is, can we deliver? I think these past 12 months under Jeff's product guidance and now as our CEO, we're demonstrating we have as good a shot as any!

Cons

Like many, we're now fully remote. Which I think takes away from the startup hustle magic that's created in an office. But being a small team, it's an intimate environment. Or at least at the direct team level. We could do more to cross pollinate the functions which to be fair is super hard task for remote companies. Lastly, our customer base can be a challenge. Our product is more complicated than the messaging, calendar, project management, type SaaS products. Intimately knowing our customers' unique workflows is critical driving Backbone. This means it's not a solution for everyone.

5.0
Jun 24, 2021

We're just scratching the surface of something amazing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong leadership team, leadership alignment, passionate employees, awesome benefits, work-life-balance

Cons

Nothing negative, we just have a lot of work to accomplish. Typical early stage company issues.

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