A great mission, freedom of innovation - Senior Director Product Management ApplyBoard Employee Review

5.0
Apr 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Innovative work environment that is student focused. Get to work on interesting products that truly help people. Management is aligned and committed to the mission

Cons

Its not the right company for everyone, its a startup and you have to move quickly, accept failures and find out what works. There is no factory or run book on how to do what you are doing so you have to innovate and have the will to make things happen.

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ApplyBoard Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback. ApplyBoardians are truly passionate about our mission of educating the world and Innovation and Improving is one of our core values which we strive to live by in all different teams in our company and especially in our product team. As you have mentioned, startups and scaleups have a different dynamic than companies that have been around for many years. A startup environment brings more opportunities for innovation, growth, and development while a long-established company has more established processes and frameworks. Knowing which environment best suits one’s style of work and preference would definitely help in choosing the right organization. Also thank you for your great suggestion, we will make sure that all our team members whether they are working directly with students or not, would see that their work is impacting the lives of many students. Thank you for your feedback.

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Cons

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ApplyBoard Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at ApplyBoard. We truly appreciate your positive feedback about our co-workers and managers. It's great to hear that you found the team supportive and enjoyable to work with. We value your input regarding the opportunities for professional growth. As a performance-based organization, we look for opportunities to promote and advance internal team members whenever possible and encourage internal development. We look forward to celebrating promotions each month through our internal newsletter. Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors.
1.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Within a week of leaving, my inbox filled with congratulations & invitations to reconnect from university partners, agents and sector leaders.

Cons

Hire people who won't ask questions. Pay them less than whoever they replaced. Call it a strategy. When the VC money runs out, so will the relationships.

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