Techstars reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)
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David Cohen

68% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Techstars has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 194 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Techstars employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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194 reviews
2.0
Mar 6, 2024

From Mission Oriented to Mission Lost

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Strong connections Fun opportunities to travel Rewarding work

Cons

Lack of clear defined strategy. Things start and stop without communication. Departments are very siloed. Lack of diverse leadership. DEI leader left after a few months. Care about Community? Too bad, they killed that department. Low pay for Program Managers.

1.0
Feb 26, 2024

Long Hours, Low Pay, No Development

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with world class entrepreneurs and building something from scratch.

Cons

There is little to no company culture seeing as everyone is severely overworked and underpaid. Additionally, it feels there is no clear strategic vision for the firm. Every decision is made last minute and with high demand to execute with no time, no context, and with the expectation to produce high quality work. Feels like 15% of the company is doing 85% of the work. Biggest issues: Long hours, tons of turnover (especially at ELT level), severely low pay, demanding work environment, and no career development.

5.0
Feb 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working hand in hand with founders

Cons

Each program is a 13-week intensive that is similar to running an events based business. It is A LOT of work running multiple programs a year.

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