Business side - Anonymous employee Draper Employee Review

3.0
Sep 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart, talented people in the trenches who think outside of the box and quickly come up with solutions to tough problems. Very little political drama. Great benefits.

Cons

CEO is a micromanager, with little appreciation that outside partners don't revolve their operations around his Draper-assigned and often unrealistic timelines. Bonuses only for a chosen few, which provides little motivation to go above and beyond. Senior mgmt is mostly engineers with no real world business experience.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Great culture and brilliant colleagues. Strong and relevant mission. Interesting, challenging, and diverse work. Managers are supportive and inclusive.

Cons

Company wide communication could improve at times.

5.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting work, good colleagues, company is supportive and there is good work/life balance. There are leadership opportunities for those to want them. Pay is competitive.

Cons

Raises haven't kept up with inflation. It's hard to break in as a new employee. There is a lot of change, mostly for the better but a lot of change.

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