Insightpool reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Devon Wijesinghe

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jun 4, 2016

Eh...Steer Clear Of This Place

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Pros

There are some amazing, young, talented men and women working here. Nowhere can you find a more driven, ambitious, and outright cool group to work next too. Also, Devon is an A-1 CEO; the best I've ever had in any company I've worked for, small or Fortune 500.

Cons

Management doesn't always support employees as much as they should and, let's be honest, the pay is horrific! Money is a large motivator, especially in this economy, and it is a constant topic of conversation whether management wants to acknowledge it or not. Also, there is constant conversation about how what is done at Insightpool cannot be done anywhere else but a quick search engine search tends to nullify that talking point. Because of the opportunity to have expanded responsibilities so early in your career, employees are often asked to do things that they simply aren't ready for. This would be fine if there was a culture of investing in people through training and education, but that doesn't exist. Low Pay. I realize that's the nature of a startup, but st…

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Insightpool Response
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We are sorry that your time at Insightpool was not a fit. Insightpool takes extreme pride in providing a work environment and career path that is mutually beneficial for all of our team members. Sometimes it simply isn't a right fit in the end. Thank you for your feedback on how engaged our workforce is and how our employees are given opportunities that allow their careers to be quickly propelled to the next stage. With respect to your comment about pay, we are known for starting folks at an entry level and then quickly giving them career velocity and earnings faster than most any other company around. When goals are hit, they are well rewarded here. Thanks for your time here. We wish you the very best in the next stage of your career.
4.0
Mar 2, 2016

Engineering Team Review

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Currently, there are pretty big moving pieces that we have to implement and refactor. That with writing production-level code makes this part of department pretty difficult. There are days where I work way past the normal work times, and even on weekends. But I enjoy the challenge because it only makes me better, especially when tackling the obstacle with such a smart team. It hasn't been a full year since I started working here and I feel as if I matured as a developer much more than I would ever have imagined. And to compliment that, they have the flexibility to let you work however you like as long as you get the job done and done correctly. They also encourage you to learn outside of the stack we use for work, to further improve your skills in programming.

Cons

I think the Engineering department is having too much demand on too little supply problem. With the limited resource of people in this department there are times when we get side tracked due to other things when we are trying to timely finish some major features. In general, it's not something too big, but I also wished some of the meetings were scheduled in more of a compact manner. In Engineering, there is a big meeting for sprint planning, then there is company's all hands meeting, then more of a "culture" encouraged meeting, and I'm aware the upper management have another major meeting. This is all fine and necessary, but having all of this separated to each day instead of merging some of the meetings to same day seems a bit inefficient, at least that's how I feel like in Engineering. I personally prefer working with out interruptions, and I don't mind having a designated day or two to expect long meetings, but when these meetings are spread out I do not feel as productive.

4.0
Feb 25, 2016

A Great Place for Proactive Go-Getters

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Pros

Like anything, you'll get what you put into this job. If you're looking for a place where you can work hard, rise up quickly, and have your ideas heard--you're in a good spot. You have the opportunity to set processes and have a huge impact--but you've got to be willing to do the work. In regards to the negative reviews--I think a lot of people are intrigued by the start-up idea as a "cool culture", "stock options that could make you rich", and beer on tap; and those things definitely exist. But to truly to succeed here or any start-up you've got to be willing to work your butt off to make stuff work (including maybe teaching yourself how to do a lot of stuff). If you're willing to do that then the sky is the limit at Insightpool. As others have mentioned, this isn't your typical 9-5, but with the long hours comes a lot of flexibility--working from home, getting in at 10am and leaving later, etc. Everyone is trusted as an adult to get their work done and do it well, so you won't see much micro-managing. Training isn't always very deep, but if you have a go-getter attitude you'll learn as you go and everyone is always willing to help. The people at Insightpool are one of the greatest gifts and where I've found some of my best friends. Truly an amazing culture of people. The company has let some of them go or others have gone on their own, but it's a greater testament that many of us have remained great friends with them even if day to day circumstances have changed. Access to senior management is also a huge plus. If you're bold enough to ask questions and share ideas, you'll soon become relied on by your own boss and be given immense opportunity to grow. You'll also never get too bored--things change around here a lot and quickly, so you need to be willing to adapt and see the positive in those changes.

Cons

Compensation is probably the hardest aspect. At the end of the day money matters and is a motivator for anyone--especially if you work heavy hours and don't always feel like your work is noticed. An overall boost in base salaries in accordance to work load vs industry standard is needed. Again, change is constant here. You'll say bye to great friends and smart co-workers, company vision evolves to the market--but that's business. Sales is hard place to be, but if you've got a marketing mindset and enterprise experience you'll be set.

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