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      Lightning AI

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      Lightning AI reviews

      4.1

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (46 total reviews)
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      William Falcon

      69% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      Lightning AI has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lightning AI 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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      46 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 6, 2023

      Building the future with incredible people 🚀

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are looking to build an amazing industry-shaping product and solve engaging and challenging problems together with incredibly skilled, talented, supportive, and kind people, Lightning AI is the place for you!

      Cons

      Hard to come up with any cons.

      5.0
      Jul 13, 2023

      Looking to work with brilliant people and be challenged? If so, this is a great place!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working on amazing technology! Great benefits Super smart peers

      Cons

      You need to be able to pivot and adjust - this is an early stage startup. Not everyone thrives in this type of environment. Many roles have a hybrid / partial onsite requirement so not for those who want to work remote 100% of the time

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      Lightning AI Response
      2y
      Hey current team member! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are happy to hear that you are enjoying not only the technology you’re working on, but the people you’re working with too. Like any early-stage startup, we have many moving parts, and we appreciate your willingness and ability to grow with us! We love finding people -- like you -- who can adapt. While we do mostly work remotely, we invite folks close by to come into our offices in NYC, Palo Alto, and London once or twice a week! We hope you continue sharing your feedback internally so that we can continue to make your experience a great one.
      1.0
      Jun 8, 2023

      A culture of fear

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits Talented hires Exciting industry Advancement opportunities (this is actually also a con because the leadership team is full of unseasoned folks who frankly shouldn’t be there)

      Cons

      The CEO dictates everything here. When I say everything, I mean everything. When I say “dictates”, I mean it! He’ll change the priorities and direction at the drop of a hat and if you’re not following, you’re out. This would be fine if it ever lead to any actual profit or a path to monetization, but at his bequest we killed the only product that was generating any revenue. His demeanor and tone is often times aggressive and belittling, it has become a regular occurrence to hear phrases like “get this through your head” during the weekly 2+ hour town halls. His disrespectful attitude leads to extreme micromanagement from the leadership team who fear his back lash, not leaving any room for consultation from the experts they hire. Advice to candidates: look at reviews of Grid AI (our name before rebranding) as well- you’ll see there’s a pattern that sadly isn’t a cause for any change or concern.

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      Lightning AI Response
      2y
      Hey current team member! We appreciate your willingness to share your experience and genuinely appreciate your constructive feedback. We have already taken the step to discuss your feedback directly with the executive team, which has put together a series of action items to ensure that our talented team members not only feel respected, but excited to come to work. We pride ourselves on the opportunities we give to our team to step up, advance their careers, and work directly alongside people at every level of our organization, including right next to the CEO. It’s important that we acknowledge that we can do better while also understanding that some days will always be harder than others and no one is perfect. We’d like to invite you to connect with us directly to share any additional thoughts, or even ideas about how we can address some of your feedback. We’re all ears.
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